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THE GRISWOLDS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM
BE IMPRESSIVE OUT AUGUST 26TH ON WIND-UP RECORDS
TOURING WITH GEMINI CLUB NOW FIREFLY FESTIVAL & MINIATURE TIGERS TOUR JULY/AUGUST
HEAR FIRST SINGLE “BEWARE THE DOG” NOW
Australian indie rock band The Griswolds are excited to announce their debut album, BE IMPRESSIVE, out August 26th on Wind-up Records. The album was produced by Tony Hoffer, known for his work with M83, Beck and Fitz & The Tantrums, and the cover art was revealed today through a unique making of video at http://www.wearethegriswolds.com/. The band has already shared the first single, “Beware the Dog,” premiering on The Music Ninja and Triple J, and hit the Top 5 on Hype Machine and Top 50 Spotify Viral chart with 27k streams in the first day. The 405 had this to say about the song, “It’s got all the pep of Walk the Moon with a bit of a tribal flavour and it’s going to make you dance.”
“Beware the Dog” impacted at radio on Tuesday, entering at #6 on the New & Active charts. The song had already been added early to twelve influential stations, and at impact received an additional 4 adds plus was put into rotation with 2 stations, and last week it moved to #2 on the FMQB Submodern Singles chart.
Leading up to the release, the band is poised to take over North American this summer with an extensive tour that began last weekend at Bonnaroo and continues tonight at DC’s Black Cat Backstage on the third night of their June tour with Gemini Club. Following those dates, The Griswolds will join Miniature Tigers in July and August . See all tour dates below.
The Griswolds formed almost three years ago by singer/guitarist Christopher Whitehall and lead guitarist Daniel Duque-Perez, and joined by bassist Tim John and keyboard / percussionist Lachlan West. The Griswolds were thrown into the spotlight immediately after they found instant success in early 2012 when they became Australia’s Triple J “Unearthed” feature artist and won a slot on the 2012 Parklife Festival lineup alongside Passion Pit. They have gone on to play Oz’s Big Day Out Festival, and have toured with St Lucia, San Cisco, Django Django among others.
They released their Heart of a Lion EP in the US in the Fall of 2013, a shimmering four-song collection of tropical indie rock numbers. Featuring their breakout track “Mississippi,” the EP immediately earned them notable accolades from press and fans alike. You can also hear a remix of the track by Magic Man here. The band made their SXSW debut at this year’s festival and quickly named the band to watch by Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, AU Review, The Atlantic.
The Griswolds on Tour:
6/19 — Washington, DC — Black Cat Backstage*
6/20 — Philadelphia, PA — Boot & Saddle*
6/22 — Dover, DE — Firefly Festival
6/24 — Pittsburgh, PA — Club Cafe*
6/25 — Cleveland, OH — Grog Shop*
6/27 — Indianapolis, IN — Do317 Lounge*
7/11 — Burlington, VT — Signal Kitchen**
7/12 — Montreal, QC — La Vitriola**
7/13 — Toronto, ON — Hard Luck Bar**
7/14 — Buffalo, NY — Waiting Room**
7/16 — Hamden, CT — The Space**
7/18 — Akron, OH — Musica**
7/19 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Stache at The Intersection**
7/20 — Chicago, IL — Subterranean**
7/22 — Madison, WI — The Frequency**
7/23 — Minneapolis, MN — Nether Bar**
7/24 — Lawrence, KS — Jackpot Music Hall**
7/25 — Omaha, NE — The Slowdown JR**
7/26 — Denver, CO — Underground Music Festival**
7/27 — Salt Lake City, UT — Kilby Court**
7/29 — Seattle, WA — The Vera Project**
7/30 — Portland, OR — Holocene**
7/31 — San Francisco, CA — Popscene @ The Rickshaw Stop**
8/1 — Los Angeles, CA — The Echo**
8/2 — San Diego, CA — Soda Bar**
8/3 — Phoenix, AZ — The Crescent Ballroom**
8/5 — San Antonio, TX — The Korova**
8/6 — Austin, TX — Stubb’s Jr**
8/7 — Houston, TX — Fitzgerald’s Downstairs**
8/8 — New Orleans, LA — One Eyed Jacks**
8/9 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade**
8/10 — Orlando, FL — The Social**
8/12 — Tampa, FL — Crowbar**
8/13 — Carrboro, NC — Cat’s Cradle**
8/14 — Baltimore, MD — Metro Gallery**
* w/ Gemini Club
** w/ Miniature Tigers
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