The Griswolds

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The Griswolds
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Alternative dance, rock, pop, electronic
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels Wind-up Records
Website wearethegriswolds.com
Members Christopher Whitehall
Tim John
Daniel Duque-Perez
Lachlan West
Kevin Ray

The Griswolds are a four-piece indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band have cited influences such as Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kanye West, Devendra Banhart, Of Montreal, and The Beach Boys.[1] The Griswolds signed with Wind-up Records in May 2013 and began recording their debut album shortly after with producer Tony Hoffer. They are named after the fictional family from the Vacation film series.[2]

Background

The Griswolds formed in February 2012.[3][4] The band's single "Heart of a Lion", reached #12 on the We Are Hunted emerging artists list.[5]

The Griswolds became a Triple J Unearthed feature artist after winning a slot on the 2012 Parklife Festival line-up alongside Passion Pit and The Presets.[6] Their Heart of a Lion EP, released in 2012, received positive reviews,[7][8][9] and helped start their touring career.[10] After success touring in their native Australia, the band made their first live appearance in New York City on May 11, 2013 at the Brooklyn Bowl.[11] The band began recording their debut album with producer Tony Hoffer in January 2014.[12]

The official music video for "Red Tuxedo" premiered on the VICE Noisey website on Valentine's Day (February 14), 2014.[13] The band's song "Beware the Dog" is the first song vocalist Chris Whitehall and lead guitarist Daniel Duque-Perez wrote together. Whitehall described it as being "about losing someone we were really close with to heavy drug use. [... It's] about that journey – the good and the bad times."[14]

In March 2015, the band confirmed that once they return to Australia, following their tour alongside Passion Pit, they were going to commence work on their second album.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[15]		 US
Heat.
[15]		 US
Ind.
[15]
Be Impressive 197 7 33

Extended plays

  • 2014: Heart of a Lion[17]

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart positions		 Album
US
Rock
[15]		 US
Alt.
[15]
"Heart of a Lion" 2012 — — Heart of a Lion (EP)
"Beware The Dog" 2014 33 18 Be Impressive
"If You Wanna Stay" 2015 — 40

Awards and accolades

  • "Beware the Dog" was voted #28 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014[18]
  • "Beware the Dog" was voted #4 on the Sirius XM Alt Nation Alt 36 annual countdown [19]
  • "Beware the Dog" was nominated by Rolling Stone as Best Video Clip and Single of the year for 2014[20]
  • "Beware the Dog" Spent 4 weeks at #1 and a total of 16 weeks on the Sirius XM Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown in 2014 [21]
  • "Beware the Dog" Was chosen as the 4th best Alternative Rock Single of 2014 by Billboard [22]
  • "If You Wanna Stay" Debuted at #18 on the Sirius XM Alt Nation Alt 18 countdown the day after the single was released on US radio climbing to #17 the following week [21]
  • Debut album "Be Impressive" Charted at #5 on the USA iTunes Charts [23]
  • "Heart of a Lion" was voted #141 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012[24]
  • "Heart of a Lion" charted at #12 on the We Are Hunted Emerging Artists chart[25]
  • "Mississippi" charted at #8 on US college radio's (CMJ) indie chart[26]
  • Featured on festival line-ups across the globe[27]

References

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  2. ↑ http://blog.wearethegriswolds.com
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