Chris Grey Reveals the Secrets and Mystery Behind 'The Castle Never Falls'

A aikace-aikace da music scene ne domined da fast hits da m trends, Chris Grey ya yi da wani daban-daban. The Canadian artist na farko album, The Castle Never Falls, ba kawai wani abu da za ku ji su - shi ne wani abu da za ku ji. M, sinema, da kuma sosai m, wannan album ya sa ka a cikin duniya, wanda Chris ya ci gaba da hankali da layer da layer. A wannan musamman mahada tare da PopFiltr, Chris ya nuna game da tafiya, yin The Castle Never Falls, da kuma masu kwarewa da aka ƙirƙirar sauti.

For Chris, the connection to music wasn’t just a passing childhood phase—it’s been a constant in his life. “Honestly, it goes back farther than I can even really remember,” he says with a smile. “Music always called to me, even as a kid.” But it wasn’t just any music that drew him in. His first musical obsession? Live Aid. "Kai na da shekaru 5 da suka wuce, babbarku ya sa ni Live Aid DVD. Na yi dubawa da dukan concert a kan loop, musamman da Ozzy Osbourne da Queen. Na yi sha'awar. Kowane rana, na yi dubawa da Ozzy ta yi, "na gudu, laughing a cikin gane.

That early love for rock set the stage for what was to come, and by the time he was 12, Chris was already learning to produce his own music. “At that time, I was really into EDM. I had all these ideas in my head, but I didn’t know how to get them out,” he explains. Learning how to produce changed everything for him. “That’s when I could finally start shaping the sound I wanted.”

Baya shi ba ga kowace Chris heard The Weeknd's Wicked Games, at the age of 13, that his musical path really started to take shape “I listened to it five times in a row right after. The Weeknd’s sound just gripped me,” he recalls. “That’s when I started to really dive into darker, moodier music. That song completely changed the way I thought about sound.”

Kama Chris ya fara ci gaba da sauti, matsaloli na zama wani indie artist ya sauri. "A shi ne wani matsaloli tafiya da yawa, musamman a matsayin indie artist. Za ka samu dukkan matsaloli a kanka, kuma wannan za a iya zama ban sha'awa," ya sani. Sarrafa tare da Rebellion Records ya canza wannan. "Kama da aiki tare da Rebellion Records, na da mutane a kusa da ni don sauke ideya daga. Yana ya sa tafiya ba ya zama mai ban sha'awa. A cikin wannan masana'antu da ƙaunar za a iya zama m, amma shi ne mai kyau da mutane za su ji dadin highs da kuma taimaka ka ta hanyar lows."

A hadin gwiwar da yaushe a cikin album na farko na Chris The Castle Never Falls, m da hanyoyin da aka fara tare da tafiya zuwa London. Yana da cewa Chris ya zo Phantom of the Opera for the first time—and it left a huge impact. “It blew me away! I left so inspired,” he says. “I already had some songs, but I was trying to tie them together with a story. Once I imagined an orchestra playing one of my songs in a castle—it all just clicked."

Ajiyawa da kuma orchestral abubuwa da ke ƙirƙirar tsari kamar Sick and Twisted, Haunted, and The Castle suna tsaye nods to theatricality na Phantom of the Opera. “You can hear the influence throughout the album, especially with the organs and the dramatic build-ups,” he explains.

The album clocks in at 42 minutes, but it wasn’t always meant to be that long. “It started at around 30 minutes, but I kept adding more,” he laughs. “I’d listen to it on long drives, make notes, and tweak it. Then, a month before release, I made I Got You, kuma wannan shi ne a lokacin da shi ya yiwuwa a karshe. "

A cornerstone of the conversation is the storyline. Chris repeatedly emphasized the importance of a fully immersive experience and the journey through the complexity of human emotions. “I really wanted to tell a story with this album. The Castle and Guarded ne bookends da wasu daga cikin bukatun rubutu. Duk wani album ne na halitta ga ni. "

An wani abu da ke daidaita a cikin music na Chris yana da sha'awa ga detalye. Ya shirya takardun sha'awar tare da kaya da ke daidaita da yawa, nuna fiye da yawa a kowace lokaci. "Abi na daidaituwa mai kyau," ya ce. "Babu mutane suka tabbatar da abin da ke daidaita da kuma sauri, amma na so su ƙaddamar da layers. Da yawa na iya gina, mafi kyau." Yawancinsa shine a The Castle, album na intro track, wanda yana da wani ban mamaki 380 layers. “That track broke my personal record for layers,” ya ce tare da la'akari.

Sana daya daga cikin mahimmanci na Chris a kan album da aka sauke wani live chore - wani mahimmanci ga shi. "A shi ne mai ban sha'awa da aiki tare da chore, kuma zan sauke shi don wannan album. Ina tafi zuwa LA a kowace 24 sa'o'i kawai don sauke su, amma shi ne mai kyau da shi," ya ce, yana da yaushe ba tare da al'amuran. The live chore ya ba da wani mataki a cikin al'amurran al'amurran, ƙirƙirƙirar da matasa.

Lalle ne ba kawai halitta na halitta da Chris ya yi aiki tare da. Kada ya ce game da mafi ban mamaki sauti da ya rubuta a cikin album, ya nuna zuwa I Got You. "A shi ne mai ban sha'awar da wasu zamani reggae shirye-shirye na daddy zai duba a kowace lokaci. Wannan shirye-shirye ya yi samfurori a Jamaica reggae shirye-shirye daga '70s. Kuna da wasu kyau reggae da dub shirye-shirye da aka gane a cikin shi," Chris ya nuna. "Kai ka duba da sha'awa, za ka samu su."

And while Let The World Burn has already exploded with over 116 million Spotify streams, Chris’s personal connection to the song goes beyond its numbers. “I love that song, but it’s crazy how much it’s resonated with people. From the demo to the final version, it came together in just two weeks,” he says.

But ba dukkan da aka yi tare da sauƙi. Grey yana san cewa Give Me Your Love yi ne mai ban sha'awar. "Baya da sha'awar da yawa da suka wuce, amma a lõkacin da na yi amfani da shi, na yi karu don samun daidai. Allegra da kuma na yi amfani da yawa lokaci don samar da wannan."

Another fan favorite, Make The Angels Cry. The song’s 2-minute, 22-second runtime even feels serendipitous, given the significance of 222 as an “angel number” in spirituality, signaling guidance from a higher power. “I’d love to say it was intentional, but it was an accident,” Chris laughs. “The first bounce of the file was that length, and I decided to keep it. It just felt right.” The track also features Allegra Jordyn, Chris’s girlfriend and long-time collaborator, on the outro. “She killed it on that part,” he says.

For fans who love digging into the details, Chris has hidden some lyrical “Easter eggs” throughout the album. “There are a lot of references to my earlier work, and Allegra’s music too,” he says. “If you really listen, you’ll hear us kind of talking to each other in our songs.”

Looking ahead, Chris Grey yana da manyan hanyoyi don tafiya, fiye da The Castle Never Falls on the road next year. “I’m really hoping to tour next year and take this album on the road,” he says, hinting at potential shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. Beyond touring, Chris dreams of performing with a live orchestra. “I’d love to do one of those screenings where the orchestra plays the soundtrack live alongside a movie. Hearing my music played by an orchestra would be a dream come true.”

Throughout the interview, one theme is clear: Chris’s passion. “I love passionate people, and I try to put that into my music,” he says. For him, it’s about creating an emotional experience, not just following trends. “I’ve worked my whole life to get to this point. To finally see the reactions coming in, seeing fans listening—it’s just been a dream.”