Artist description Payne's Grey is totally unique, crafting strange and hauntingly beautiful songs that range from industrial rock to pure guitar and voice.

Music Style Alternative/Post Rock (Gotherealdustrialternative)

Musical Influences David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, XTC, The Damned, Bjork, Iggy Pop, The Clash, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Smiths, This Mortal Coil.

Similar Artists We don't really agree, But others seem to think we sound like... David Bowie, Echo and the Bunnymen, The The, Peter Gabriel, Peter Murphy, Radiohead, The Smiths. What do you think? We need help here!

Artist History Payne's Grey was established in 1992 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Murdock Scott writes the lyrics and sings, and Shawn O'Neill plays guitar and is a contributing lyricist. They share credit for all other instrumentation as well as composing and arranging the songs. Murdock and Shawn record their music digitally using Apple Macintoshes. Murdock, a talented graphic designer, creates all the cover art for their CDs with Shawn's help. Murdock has played in various other bands around the Dallas area for many years, some of which include 11-Eleven and Big Fear. Before that, you may have heard him singing at the 3-D Pub or Woody's Back Door in Wichita, Kansas, with the original incarnation of 11-Eleven. Shawn O'Neill has been playing guitar for many years, and his unusual musical abilities cover a broad range of styles that mesh perfectly with the musical philosophy of Payne's Grey. When asked about Shawn, Doc says "I've played with more guitarists than I care to remember, and Shawn is by far the most talented and least inebriated of them all!"

Group Members Murdock Scott and Shawn O'Neill

Albums Pull It Down

Location Dallas, Texas - USA

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