Grade 2 Share “Standing In The Downpour”From Upcoming “Talk About It” Album

Grade 2 wrestle with a whirlwind coming-of-age on their rollercoaster fourth album, Talk About It, that is set for release on April 3rd via Hellcat Records. Frontman Sid Ryan, guitarist Jack Chatfield, and drummer Jacob Hull bring over a decade of experience to the table, crafting an album that’s both a reflection of their personal struggles and a rallying cry for a generation. An unflinching exploration of love, loss, and the emotional toll of growing up in a band, Grade 2 promise to deliver the grit, hooks, and hard-earned clarity that has made them one of the UK’s most exciting young punk acts. Today, the trio shares the defiant lead single, Standing In The Downpour, that is a steadfast statement asserting that even if the clouds burst, they’ll be happy to dance in the rain. Grade 2 will lso be hitting the road on a UK & Ireland tour that kicks off on the 20th March at Belfast’s The Deers Head, the tour then heads out to Dublin, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, London and the Isle of Wight, with European dates following in the Spring & Summer. You can view the band’s tour dates and purchase tickets here.

 “’Standing In The Downpour’ is a story through reminiscence, written in a conversational manner as if between old friends. From a British seaside town upbringing, rowdy nights and reckless decision making, to finding your feet in early adulthood.”

Grief. Growth. Grafting every step of the way. Twelve years since they first cranked amps as schoolkids rattling their music room out on the Isle of Wight, Grade 2 have plenty to talk about. From seeing dreams dangling precariously during COVID, to blasting back with 2023’s self-titled third full length, the band looked to have claimed their place on top of the world. But storming festivals like Rock am Ring and rubbing shoulders with heroes like Rancid and Slipknot was only half the story. Offstage, the trio were dealing with the quiet dissonance of island life back at their parents’ places, finding time for romantic relationships and plotting the path forward through a world increasingly falling to pieces. Their turbulent fourth album Talk About It is a chronicle of every tribulation and triumph, a compelling first step in the next chapter from one of modern punk’s brightest lights that sees Grade 2 make it out of the darkness.

“The title-track was initially called Communication, a song about how men don’t talk about the things that really matter to them. But it became ‘Talk About It’, which sums up the whole album, touching on every emotion that you feel while being in a band, from love to loss to personal turmoil to ambition. It’s a coming-of-age story about Grade 2 entering adulthood. This is everything we’ve been through, but we’re here!” (frontman & bassist Sid Ryan)