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Meet The Griswolds! \u00a0Named after the National Lampoon family headed by Chevy Chase, the Sydney band was formed in 2012 when\u00a0Christopher Whitehall challenged drinking buddy Daniel Duque-Perez to write a riff on the spot.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat was how the band started,\u201d laughs Dan. \u201cChris thought that riff was really fun and interesting, and it turned into our first single, \u2019Mississippi\u2019. The two of us realised that perhaps we could do something really cool, that the way we wrote songs together was something neither of us wanted to waste.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Picking up other band members Tim John and Lachlan West, \u00a0things moved swiftly to them recording their first EP, “Heart of a Lion”. \u00a0The rest as they say, is history.<\/p>\n
With Chris on lead vocals and guitar, Dan on guitar\/synth, and Tim and Lachlan on bass and drums respectively, The Griswolds simply posted “Mississippi” online, and found themselves picked up by music blogs all over the world. \u00a0Suddenly they were supporting the likes of\u00a0San Cisco<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Last Dinosaurs<\/a>, and touring Australia to ever-increasing crowds.<\/p>\n
Following forays to the UK and US, the band signed with top American indie label, Wind-Up Records, and recorded their debut album, “Be Impressive”. \u00a0Written in two parts in Sydney and New York, “Be Impressive” is an album about growing up, about finding your own way and the challenges that come with that:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat we found is the songs started to take on our personality,\u201d says Dan. \u201cAs we were writing these songs we were growing up, and then as we were recording them our musical tastes were developing into something deeper, and often a bit darker.\u201d<\/p>\n
Says Chris, \u201cWe wanted to make a fun record that touches on deeper feelings we all have from time to time; that idea of balancing out maturing and wanting to have fun and live life the way you want to. Knowing that growing up can be painful, but those experiences add up to something fun. It\u2019s about that cusp of being a carefree kid and an adult.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“Be Impressive” is set for release in the UK on May 25, having already smashed the US charts with their\u00a0single “Beware of the Dog”, which charted in the top 5 on\u00a0iTunes’\u00a0alternative chart and in top 10 on the Heatseeker charts. \u00a0It’s had\u00a06 million streams worldwide so far and finished\u00a0in the top 3 of the Spotify Emerge campaign.<\/p>\n
Currently on tour in the US, The Griswolds\u00a0are coming to Europe this spring, starting with the London Calling Festival in Amsterdam on the 19th of May, then winding their way through to the UK via Paris. They finish up on the 30th of May at Prinzenbar, in Hamburg Germany. \u00a0All details of their tour, including tickets, are available on their\u00a0website<\/a>. \u00a0You can also find The Griswolds online on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Youtube<\/a>,\u00a0Soundcloud<\/a>, and\u00a0various streaming sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Check out the video for “Beware the Dog”, and see what all the fuss is about!<\/p>\n[youtube\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/UlbU1VeqpqU]\n