Another Side of @GrahamColton with “Born To Raise Hell”

GRAHAM COLTON, “Born To Raise Hell”

Like me, many of you know Oklahoma singer Graham Colton from his deliriously happy 2008 hit “Best Days”, one of my personal faves that year, which gave him lots of exposure and attention as a sought after new performer,  having had a 5 year career that started a few years earlier with The Graham Colton Band.  After leaving his major record label a few years later, Graham released a number of independent records, with 2010’s Pacific Coast Eyes garnering the most attention.  But different flavours of music were brewing underneath, and now we have a new and still indie single called “Born To Raise Hell” that’s a light year or two away from “Best Days”.  And by gar, it works, a really short cinematic song with just enough creepiness in the atmosphere and vocal to make you shiver a bit.  I’d love to see it used in any one of the latest TV horror/fantasy shows.  But it does have its own video, which has a more psychological bent to it, based on a true story, about how one child’s life for a while seems to circle around that of serial killer Richard Speck, without ever meeting.  So watch the video and brace yourself mentally, or think of your own scenario and keep an even keel.  “Born To Raise Hell” is a free download from Graham’s 2014 album release Lonely Ones.  Very well done!