Milk St. builds from intimacy to impact with latest release “Good Grief”

"Good Grief" from Milk St. begins in a tense emotional place and develops into something much larger, spreading outward so that its later bombastic riffs land with real weight. The song is about dealing with feelings inside us that are too big while trying to keep moving, and the arrangement gives that struggle a sense of build. It comes from closeness, it builds, and the wave feels earned. Milk St. deals with that expansion with confidence, allowing restraint and release to guide the experience. "Good Grief" is best when it ceases to insist on composure and allows the emotion to explode out completely and loudly.