Matt Wallock on February 16th, 2022

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India Coombs makes escapism sound easy on All Things Blue’s new single “Grog Log,” a psych-pop fever dream that finds the singer and guitarist ditching reality for a state that she calls “dreamland.”

“I’d rather relish in my dreams / than have to deal with all my fears,” Coombs confides in the track, her vocals propped up by a groovy bassline and crisp synths. “Sometimes I lay awake at night / and wonder if you feel like me / but it’s exactly as it seems, so I’ll return to my sleep.” The last minute of the song features a saxophone sequence that might just lull you into a dreamland of your own.

“Musically, ‘Grog Log’ is inspired by Tiki drinks,” Coombs says. “Lyrically, it’s inspired by real life. While a beautiful thing, [real life is] also filled with letdowns and situations that don’t live up to expectations we come up with in our minds. As a human who likes solutions, I can get a bit addicted to daydreaming. When I can’t figure out people’s nuanced and often nonsensical emotions, I can escape into my mind to live out scenarios the way I wish they really would turn out. May not be real but, I have to say I am a dreamland advocate.”

“Grog Log” is All Things Blue’s first single since the Los Angeles band’s debut album, 2020’s “Get Bit.” The song arrives ahead of a new EP and an upcoming tour.

||| Stream: “Grog Log”

||| Live: All Things Blue opens for Estereomance on March 15 at La Santa in Santa Ana (tickets). The same two bands also play March 16 at Resident (tickets).

||| Previously: “Lully,” “Chad,” “Designed Inversions,” “Yellow Heart”