PHOTOS: RICHIE DOWNS | “It’s my most anthemic love song,” Fiona Grey tells us of her new single and video “Crush” which we’re delighted to premiere at TVD today. It’s at turns both celebratory and reflective—with a chorus that’s certain to find a recurring home in your head.
“This song has always taken me back to the nostalgia of falling in love while on the road. I started dating my tour manager two weeks into a North American tour. Since then, we’ve traveled the world together, from backpacking Thailand to van-living through the Pacific northwest. The sense of adventure of falling in love is the core emotion I felt while writing it.”
“It all started in a ‘92 Chevy van. I was about to hit the road on my first headline North American tour. There’s nothing like being on the road and playing shows every night. There’s a part of me that feels invincible and more connected with who I am—I feel safe in the unpredictability. I asked my really good friend to be the tour manager. I flew the band to Chicago and the two of us drove the van from LA to Chicago to start the adventure. Five weeks of shows and one old van.
My dad is a touring musician and he always says, “you’ll discover what’s wrong with your van in the first two days.” Well, it took us five hours for the van to break down on the side of the road. Our love story started sleeping in the parking lot of an auto repair shop. The tour I’d been dreaming of was off to an adventurous start and hilariously… I loved every moment of it.
My new single “Crush” is about all these wild adventures, all the unexpected turns that were happening all while falling in love. Seeing the world while developing feelings was one of the craziest rides of my life.
We played Washington, DC at the Songbyrd Music House in the middle of the tour and The Vinyl District captured some amazing shots of the show. We were hiding that we were dating and I have a vivid memory of being there at that show and sneaking to the basement bar to kiss him. It makes it mean even more to premiere the video at The Vinyl District and have this song and video out into the world.”
Inspired by three major life events within a year: first heartbreak, loss of a sibling to suicide, and falling in love, Fiona Grey’s “The Lover Boy EP” arrives in stores on August 3rd.
