Formed by four school friends back in 2012 for a one-off gig, Greybeards have long been a band to watch.
As far back as 2018, I reviewed their second album on these pages and proclaimed that “one day, Greybeards will write a masterpiece.”
On Out Of The Red, they haven’t gambled with their sound. Instead, “When The Levee Breaks” sounds just like they always have—like they’re one stadium support slot with Foo Fighters away from stardom.
Yet they still love it just as much. Listen to the closing solo of “…Breaks” or the maturity in the way “Remember Me” builds and falls, reminiscent of Feeder in the mid-’90s.
And if I’m old enough to remember buying those records the first time around, the melody in what they do is more than just a throwback.
Instead, “Holy Ghost” is primed and ready for the pop charts—indeed, it’s tempting to suggest that if this were a US band, they’d already be household names.
In the late ’90s, I was completely enthralled with bands like Backyard Babies and The Hellacopters, so when I read “Swedish band,” muscle memory takes me back there. But Greybeards aren’t that. Instead, they’re the masters of four-and-a-half-minute sugar rushes, like “Charade,” which Jimmy Eat World fans need to hear immediately.
And I guess if you’ve been doing this for 13 years, you’re entitled to reminisce about the past. The piano-driven “All Those Yesterdays” is their Elton John moment—the tear-jerker—and it’s nicely done.
It also shows a band prepared to expand, and the way it reaches its crescendo proves they’re still eyeing those arenas.
Whatever the case, Out Of The Red is a proper winner.
Rating: 8/10
REVIEW: GREYBEARDS – OUT OF THE RED (2025)
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