Musician Monday: The Griswolds

Before I start today's post, I'd just like to announce this blog has reached over 1000 hits! That's honestly pretty cool, since this project started really as a way for me to just write down some of the crazy music thoughts in my head. I appreciate everyone who helped me out by promoting and even just reading these words. Thank you. Now on to The Griswolds!

Be Impressive. That's a term that's been bouncing around my head for the past few months. After discovering their number one track back in the spring, I highly anticipated The Griswolds' debut album as titled above. At the time they had only released about five tracks. Unfortunately for me, I usually need more content than that to start writing a band. This meant I had to wait to talk about one of the best new bands coming on to the music scene right now. Yes, The Griswolds have been publishing music and playing together for two years now, but it has only been the last six months since they've gained major ground.

With the release of "Beware the Dog" (their current most listened track on Spotify), their popularity exploded and it caught my attention. Once I heard this song, I was convinced that The Griswolds are something special. Pay attention to them in the coming years. Their high energy rhythms backing incredibly deep lyrics position The Griswolds to reach incredible heights very soon. I look forward to what else they can bring to the table musically. Let's take a look at what they've already brought so far:

Beware the Dog (3:21)

Damn this song is catchy. The combination of the playful riff at the beginning and the awesome chorus means that you'll have this song stuck in your head for days. It's what personally got me interested in The Griswolds in the first place and been their most played song by far. Supposedly, behind the upbeat tone hides a sad story of losing a friend to a drug addiction.

Heart of a Lion (2:47)

This is my personal favorite by The Griswolds. It's got everything you love about The Griswolds' sound in its purest form (in my opinion). It's got a great beat, great vocals, and a killer instrumental energy that leaves you wanting to throw it on repeat. If I were to try to cover one song by The Griswolds, this would be it.

Red Tuxedo (2:00)

The last song I'll show you is a much different feel. It's still lighthearted like the rest of The Griswolds' tracks , but it's a lot more mellow. It's a pretty simple song, but it has a sweet message. To me, it's a story about someone's first date ever. Capturing the essence of that in a song so well is truly impressive and the reason why this song was picked.

I'm so glad the first Musician Monday back for Second Session was The Griswolds. What do you think of them?