If It's Too Loud...

Something about the dark rock and roll of Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight just works for us, so we're thrilled that the band has a new three song EP out today. Inside a Dream starts out with the previously released "Heroes Shouldn't Be Villains," which has a certain 80's arena rock aesthetic going for it. That theme continues with the title track, "Inside a Dream." The song starts off with some drums that reminded me of Toni Basil's "Oh Mickey" and then transforms into a more rock based hybrid of The Cure and Duran Duran. It's dark... but fun dark. "Little Armies" closes out the EP, and it sounds like the most traditional Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight song on the release. It's a little too fast for a power ballad, but it's a dark rock fast paced one.  Gretchen Shae says of her band's new EP: “The songs are really just a response to loss in a number of ways. whether it is a friend, family, or a loved one...

For their latest single, Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight have adopted an 80's retro sound, but not the one that you'd expect. "Heroes Shouldn't Be Villains" is a giant rocker of a sound and not the dark, gothic 90's sound we've come to associate with the Boston based band. Instead, the new single sounds more like an arena rocker from the 80's, along the lines of Pat Benatar and Heart. Of course, this is still Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight, so "Heroes Shouldn't Be Villains" is darker than you would expect from my description. This is just a big powerhouse of a rock song that we're loving over here.  You can listen to "Heroes Shouldn't Be Villains" below. Inside a Dream will be out soon. For more on Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . Heroes Shouldn't Be Villains by Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight