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Origin
  
Sydney, Australia

Labels
  
Wind-up Records

Years active
  
2012 (2012)–present

Website
  
wearethegriswolds.com


Genres
  
Alternative dance, indie rock, pop, electronic

Members
  
Christopher Whitehall Daniel Duque-Perez Lachlan West

Albums
  
Be Impressive, Godzilla Vs. America, High Times For Low Lives, Acoustic EP

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The Griswolds are a three-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. 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.

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On March 16 2017 Tim John, their bass player left the band.

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Background

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

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. Their Heart of a Lion EP, released in 2012, received positive reviews, and helped start their touring career. 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. The band began recording their debut album with producer Tony Hoffer in January 2014.

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The official music video for "Red Tuxedo" premiered on the VICE Noisey website on Valentine's Day (February 14), 2014. 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."

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.

The first single off their sophomore album, Out of My Head, was released on August 12, 2016. High Times for Low Lives, was released on November 11, 2016.

Extended plays

  • 2014: Heart of a Lion

    • Awards and accolades

  • "Beware the Dog" was voted #28 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014
  • "Beware the Dog" was voted #4 on the Sirius XM Alt Nation Alt 36 annual countdown
  • "Beware the Dog" was nominated by Rolling Stone as Best Video Clip and Single of the year for 2014
  • "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
  • "Beware the Dog" Was chosen as the 4th best Alternative Rock Single of 2014 by Billboard
  • "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
  • Debut album "Be Impressive" Charted at #5 on the USA iTunes Charts
  • "Heart of a Lion" was voted #141 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012
  • "Heart of a Lion" charted at #12 on the We Are Hunted Emerging Artists chart
  • "Mississippi" charted at #8 on US college radio's (CMJ) indie chart
  • Featured on festival line-ups across the globe

    • Songs

    16 YearsBe Impressive · 2014
    Beware the DogBe Impressive · 2014
    Live This NightmareBe Impressive · 2014

    References

    The Griswolds Wikipedia
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