Coral Grief is at the forefront of a rejuvenated moment for the Seattle indie scene. Today, the dreamy trio shares the single “Paint By Number,” which filters grim themes through an admirably carefree lens. The song ahead of the upcoming LP, Air Between Us, which is out July 18, 2025 via Suicide Squeeze Records (digital), Anxiety Blanket Records (vinyl), and Den Tapes (cassette). In “Paint By Number,” the band floats from verse to chorus effortlessly, giving the rhythm section the opportunity to stretch out. Locked in with drummer Cam Hancock, whose tom hits shove the song along on its way, singer Lena Farr-Morrissey uses call and response to fill in the blanks as she asks of the increasingly bleak landscape around her, ever so playfully, “Disaster, back together, what is worth our breath?” It’s a pop of color where you don’t expect, jutting across lines you never knew were there.

On “Paint By Number,” Lena Farr Morrissey from Coral Grief shares: “For this song, we started playing around with rhythmic elements that were fun to bounce off of each other. It developed into a contemplation on learning how to bring liveliness & color into bleak times, which is a constant effort these days.”