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Indie-pop band The Griswolds took the stage at the Sinclair in Cambridge on Feb. 26, as part of their\u00a0The Low Lives<\/i>headlining tour. Before the show, WTBU DJ Daniella Weiss sat down with lead singer Chris Whitehall of the Australian band to talk about their tour and newest album.
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Eager to be on a headlining tour once again after multiple co-headlining tours and touring as an opening act, Whitehall speaks for the rest of the band in expressing their excitement for the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight, this tour, is our chance to actually show off our wares. And now we\u2019ve got two albums to play with. It\u2019s really exciting to headline,\u201d remarked the lead singer.<\/p>\n
The Griswolds began\u00a0The Low Lives<\/i>\u00a0tour in early February of 2017 and so far, the experience has been nothing but fun for the group.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the best feeling,\u201d Whitehall said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done so many support tours around America now. This is our first real, huge, going all around America, doing the whole \u2018playing for 70 minutes\u2019 every night tour.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tour is following the band\u2019s release of their sophomore album, titled\u00a0High Times for Low Lives,<\/i>\u00a0in November of 2016. Since the album\u2019s release, the response from loyal fans has been tremendous, according to Whitehall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they were expecting another\u00a0Be Impressive<\/i>,\u201d said Whitehall of fans comparing their second album to the first. \u201cWe gave them something a little different. It freaked people out in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n
High Times<\/i>\u00a0has an entirely opposite sound to it than the band\u2019s first album.<\/p>\n
\u201cMusically, we did want to sort of steer away from\u00a0Be Impressive<\/i>,\u201d Whitehall said. \u201cWe knew we wanted to try something different, but we didn\u2019t know exactly what.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band looked to gain inspiration for creating the new album from popular artists, specifically The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and Tame Impala. Whitehall recalled listening to their albums on repeat as a primary influence in churning out the results the band was looking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe album basically wound up being like an R&B record with hip-hop beats because of those albums,\u201d Whitehall said.<\/p>\n
Being as different sonically as it is to the band\u2019s debut album,\u00a0High Times<\/i>\u00a0is lyrically a big jump for the band.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re singing very literally about life on the road. Sometimes it\u2019s not all glitz and glamor; it\u2019s not all parties,\u201d the lead singer said. \u201cI think it\u2019s nice for fans of music to see artists put their hearts on their sleeve and tell the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band has consistently been on various tours for the past two years in which time they wrote and developed the new album.<\/p>\n
\u201cHigh Times<\/i>\u00a0is about how we didn\u2019t know it would all go so well at the time,\u201d Whitehall said with a laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s about all the ups and downs of the past few years.\u201d<\/p>\n
When the band released \u201cOut of My Head,\u201d the first single off of the new album, the response from fans was a precursor to the shock they would continue to feel at hearing the band\u2019s new sound. Following this was a second single, the album\u2019s title track, which was released in October.\u00a0High Times<\/i>, posed a big contrast, lyrically, to the first single. Whitehall reflected on the thought process behind choosing to release these two abstract tunes as the first singles. The band aimed to give fans a glimpse at the new direction they were taking.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople were thinking, \u2018if these two songs are on the same album, what\u2019s the rest of the album going to be like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Besides looking forward to playing their new singles, the band was excited to play a lengthy setlist made up of tunes from the new album as well as fan favorites from\u00a0Be Impressive<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be the longest set we\u2019ve ever done with a nice little secret cover at the end,\u201d Whitehall said.<\/p>\n
To end the show with a vivacious finale, the band brought out opening act Dreamers for an upbeat rendition of \u201cHey Ya!\u201d by Outkast. Dreamers, Whitehall raved, have been an ideal group to take on tour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re the nicest guys, and their music rules,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an awesome thing. I love to have bands come on the road with us who are also great musicians and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for what\u2019s to come once the band wraps up\u00a0The Low Lives<\/i>\u00a0tour mid-March, Whitehall said they plan to relax, take some time off, and make plans to tour in Australia later in the year. Regardless of their next move, the band was thrilled to be back in Boston, and that energy came through in the incredible show they delivered at the Sinclair.<\/p>\n
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