The Griswolds

Recent Wind-Up Records signees, Australia's The Griswolds, released their Heart Of A Lion EP in the States on September 3rd. Their debut full length album will come out in early 2014. The band's lead single, "Heart Of A Lion," reached #12 on the We Are Hunted emerging artists list, a popular and well-trusted source for discovering new artists that was recently acquired by Twitter. The track created a large buzz in the Netherlands, where it reached #3 in radio airplay and was an iTunes single of the week. Only to be followed by the debut single "Mississippi" which is an ethereal pop gem reminiscent of bands such as The Drums and Vampire Weekend, but with a distinct addicting quality of its own.

The Griswolds are a five-piece indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band describe themselves as "tequila-inspired party pop" and have cited influences such as Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kanye West, Devendra Banhart, Of Montreal, and The Beach Boys. They formed in February 2012, with members Tim, Dan, Riley, Robbie, and Whitehall. The Griswolds were picked up by hundreds of blogs around the globe and supported popular bands such as Django Django, Last Dinosaurs, and San Cisco simply by posting their first track "Mississippi" online. The Griswolds started to gain a lot of momentum four months into their career when the band became the Triplej Unearthed feature artist when they won a slot on the 2012 Parklife festival line-up alongside Passion pit and The Presets.

After success touring in their native Australia, the band made their first live appearance in New York City on May 11th at Brooklyn Bowl.

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