Greywind Re-Release Debut Album "Afterthoughts"

SMARTPUNK RECORDS RE-RELEASING GREYWIND’S DEBUT ALBUM AFTERTHOUGHTS ON VINYL ON DECEMBER 9

Ireland’s iconic emo darlings Greywind have teamed up with Smartpunk Records to release four unique, limited vinyl variants of their iconic 2017 debut full-length album Afterthoughts coming out on December 9, 2024.

The re-release will include a bonus track, the 2021 single “Am I Asleep?” at the end of the tracklist.

The album put the band on the map in 2023 with multiple viral tracks that reached millions of new fans and charted on the Official UK Rock Chart. The major success of Afterthoughts allowed Greywind to secure major festival performances including Reading and Leeds Festival, Download Festival Rock Am Ring and support slots with the likes of Thrice, Palaye Royale and You Me At Six.

This special edition pressing of Afterthoughts via Smartpunk Records marks the first time the album will be available on vinyl since the initial UK pressing sold out immediately back in 2017.

It is available to order here.

When asked about the anniversary release, Greywind says, “We’re incredibly excited for the re-release of our debut album ‘Afterthoughts’. The journey we’ve been on with this album has been such a whirlwind and has changed our lives. Seeing multiple songs from it go viral on TikTok and Instagram in the past year has meant so much. Writing these songs was very therapeutic for us after losing our uncle to suicide, so having millions of people from around the world discovering and connecting with these songs makes our hearts so full.”

AFTERTHOUGHTS 2024 RE-RELEASE TRACK LISTING:
1. Afterthoughts
2. Forest Ablaze
3. Circle
4. Safe Haven
5. The Lake
6. Car Spin
7. Stitch On My Wings
8. Desolate
9. In Autumn
10. Wander
11. Am I Asleep?

ABOUT GREYWIND:

Growing up in the beautifully remote corner of Killarney Ireland as the children of a classically trained singer and a father that spent his time cleaning gravestones, the brother-sister duo of Steph and Paul O’Sullivan seemed to be almost eeriely qualified to start an alternative emo project. The formative years of their band Greywind saw the two grappling with the juxtaposition of some remarkable career highs and some traumatic personal lows. After the loss of a close family member to suicide, the two began exploring songwriting in an attempt to coup with their feelings of loneliness. After quietly posting their first demo to soundcloud, the band immediately captured the attention of numerous labels, press outlets, and radio personalities. Early on, the band received heroic praise for their live sets at festivals like Reading and Leeds and Download. Even radio DJ Zane Lowe (BBC, Apple Music) referred to Greywind as “A moment you won’t forget if you’re a fan of rock music.” In 2017, the band released their debut LP Afterthoughts, which landed on the Official UK Rock Charts and ultimately produced multiple viral hits including the album’s title track as well as the song “In Autumn” which quickly reached over 14 Million views and catapulted the band onto the international stage.

In 2023, the band headed back into the studio with producers Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Silverstein) and Casey Cavaliere (The Wonder Years). The result was their heavily anticipated follow-up EP titled Antidote, which featured the singles Swing and Sway, Antidote, and Here’s Your Deathwish – the latter of which also gained instant viral traction across Instagram and TikTok leading up to the band’s official US tour debut in April of 2024. The songs were praised by press and fans alike, grabbing a multitude of Editorial playlist features and putting the band into heavy rotation on SiriusXM, BBC Radio 1, and more.

ABOUT SMARTPUNK RECORDS:
Smartpunk has been a recognizable name in the scene for a long time (Remember that sponsored Warped Tour stage?!). After exchanging several hands and countless ideas of what it could and should be, they decided to start a record label in 2016 with the main idea of focusing solely on reissuing records that have been out of print or never on vinyl. After all, they’re a label of vinyl dorks themselves! After releasing Set Your Goals‘ Mutiny and Gameface‘s Good, they started to venture into signing newer bands. They actively balance in between many worlds — putting out amazing music from friends and bands that rock, reissuing older titles, and partnering with other incredible labels in our scene and doing exclusive color variants of their releases.

“Since forming the record label, Smartpunk Records has released timeless albums such as Less Than Jake‘s Anthem, Nominee‘s Lowlife, RIVALS’ Sad Looks Pretty on Me, Virginity‘s POPMORTEM, and melodic skate punkers The Swellers‘ My Everest.