Well I was too busy to post about their absolutely smashing single, Beware The Dog, which is the lead from the upcoming album Be Impressive. But Sydney happy-times rockers The Griswolds have offered me redemption with this latest single off the exciting debut, Down & Out. The new tune coincides with the announcement that Be Impressive will be released nationwide on August 22nd, with my favorite part being that on first glance, it doesn’t seem to include any songs we’ve already heard!! Exciting times and something different compared to a band they supported back in April, St Lucia, whose album When The Night is pretty much exclusively older songs of theirs, repackaged.
Down & Out is a bit anthem, it’s a bit 80′s glam/metal but mostly importantly; it’s The Griswolds. It’s actually brilliant how effectively they manage to imbue their own essence into everything that they do. Between this and Beware The Dog I feel like I’ve never heard anything like it, yet it fits so squarely into a genre that I’m generally so familiar with. You’ll chant, thrash and air-guitar around the room once you’re used to this one and it’s a strong lead in to the new album for anyone on the fence about buying it.
I’ve put in an order for the vinyl copy on Pledge music so make sure to go over and pick up something great for the release before it’s all gone, here: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/thegriswolds
And of course, check out the song Down & Out below.
