Grey Tower Heights - Dolly

​Grey Tower Heights

Dolly
self-released; 2025

By Dan Weston
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Grey Tower Heights returns with “Dolly,” a track that immediately pulled me into its dark and disorienting orbit. From the first metallic pulse, there is a sense of dread that never really lifts. The production feels cold and claustrophobic, but it is clearly intentional. It reminded me a lot of Xiu Xiu, not just in the texture of the sound but in the way it refuses to settle into any traditional shape or structure.

The vocals hover somewhere between speaking and singing. There is a theatrical quality to the delivery, but it never tips into parody. It feels measured, like each word has been placed with careful precision. The tempo slows midway through, and suddenly it feels like the lights have dimmed and you are watching something unfold on stage. I could see the scene in my mind. It was stark, unnerving, and strangely beautiful.

As the track moves forward, the haunting atmosphere only intensifies. The arrangement begins to strip itself back layer by layer. Sounds dissolve, melodies fragment, and by the end, you are left with little more than the voice. It felt like watching the frame of a memory fade while the feeling lingers.

The artist has cited Scott Walker, Björk, and Nick Cave as influences, and that tracks completely. There is drama here, but it is not overacted. It is restrained and unnerving, like something sacred breaking apart in slow motion. There is also a sincerity beneath the abstraction that makes it resonate even more deeply.

If you are drawn to music that occupies that strange space between beauty and menace, “Dolly” is worth your time.

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