Steep Leans Grips On Heat

Steep Leans is the project of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Gray Somers. Developed in late 2012 after the trauma of a death in the family caused Somers to pack up and leave everything behind, going from Boston for New York City, leaving behind a long term relationship, which consequently left him drifting broke and alone in Brooklyn. As a way out of the turmoil, he sold his car and used the money to start the original recordings of Grips On Heat. Steep Leans began to gain some promising momentum that was quickly foiled as a troubled relationship, constant moving, and lack of stability took its toll. Even the original recordings were lost. All of this loss left Gray with a clean slate, on home turf and he took advantage. He immediately put together a live band, and began playing shows around the Boston area. In the Summer of 2013, Somers went back into the studio with engineer/producer Shaun Curran in Somerville, MA to begin recording what would become Grips On Heat. The recording process was an intensely cathartic experience, which led to many long sleepless nights, where songs were in a constant in a state of flux, being built up to be deconstructed. Using elements of drone and repetition beneath melody and an unfolding lyrical dialogue, Somers acts as the narrator to this midnight road story. Limited pressing, limited quantity available.