Buffalo-born singer-songwriter Grace Greenan has kept a steady release pace since moving to Los Angeles in 2023. Her recent single "SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5," with a newly revamped music video, arrives ahead of a planned hometown show and a new project slated for next year.
A song shaped by a book and a difficult stretch
Greenan wrote the track two years ago and first recorded a different video before deciding to rework it. The title borrows from Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel, which she said helped her describe the disorientation of being manipulated or gaslit, when it becomes hard to tell what is real. She connected that experience to women working in male-dominated fields and framed the song as a reckoning with her own trust in people after she moved to Los Angeles.
A video shoot that drew police attention
The video was co-directed by Greenan and Mac Cappucino, who was an executive producer on the recent Buffalo Bills docuseries "Just One Before I Die," and it was shot in Lockport, New York. During one stretch of the shoot, Greenan, covered in fake blood, was pulled over by police for driving with her lights off and had to explain that the stained clothing was for a music video. Because her crew was filming behind-the-scenes content, the encounter was captured and drew millions of views on social media.
A jam-oriented hometown show before Thanksgiving
Greenan will play a "Jamsgiving" show at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in Buffalo the night before Thanksgiving, sharing the bill with 10 other artists and bands. She said the set will feel looser and more improvisational than her usual pop-leaning performances, and she has hinted at possible special guests and cover songs without confirming specifics. Her most recent Buffalo appearance was as the headliner of this year's Music is Art festival.
What comes next
Greenan has not yet announced the title of her next project, which will follow her June album "The Biggest Regret of My Life." She described it as the most personal music she has made and said it includes a connected visual series, with "SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5" as its first installment. She also said she has received encouragement from industry figures including SZA, Jessie J, and Maggie Baird, the mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, though the details of that attention are hers to describe rather than independently confirmed here.