THE
GREETING COMMITTEE RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THIS
IS IT OUT NOW
BAND FEATURES QUEER FRONTWOMAN ADDIE SARTINO
PERFORMING IN LOS ANGELES NOVEMBER 6 AND
A SOLD-OUT HOMETOWN SHOW IN KANSAS CITY NOVEMBER 10
The
Greeting Committee release their debut full-length album
This Is Itvia Harvest Records. Get it
HERE.
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With
songs ranging from the upbeat single “Don’t
Go” to the emotional fan-favorite “Birthday
Song,” This Is It is a coming-of-age story
in album form. All between the ages of 19 and 21, the Kansas
City-based band delivers an original selection of songs that
feel as intimate as a basement recording but unfold in intricate
textures and melodic sophistication. “A lot of the album is
about that point when you get to 19 or 20 and look around only
to ask yourself, ‘Why did I want to grow up so badly? Is this
all there is?’” says frontwoman Addie Sartino. “But at
the same time, the album holds songs that were written when
I was still in high school and experiencing a lot of big firsts,
so it’s also a soundtrack to those moments, the ones that lead
me to where I am now.”
This Is It arrives as a follow up to the band’s
two EP’s, It’s Not All That Bad (2015) and Meeting
People Is Easy (2017). Before even releasing a full-length
album, The Greeting Committee amassed over 18.5 million
combined global streams.
In celebration of the album release, the band will play two
special headline shows – Los Angeles, CA at The Mint on November
6, and in their hometown of Kansas City, MO at The Truman on
November 10. Tickets for the Los Angeles show are available
HERE, while the Kansas City show has already sold out. With
a capacity of 1,275, it will be their largest headline show
to date.
The four-piece continues to attract critical praise from the
likes of Idolator, Ones To Watch, AXS,
and Rookie, who recently shared a heartfelt essay for
Pride Month written by Sartino called “The
Ways I Wear My Pride.” They’ve emerged as “a band to watch”
for 2018 and beyond.
Between high school classes in their native Kansas City, The
Greeting Committee quietly stirred up a following with their
2015 debut EP It’s Not All That Bad, which caught
the attention of Lazlo Geiger, a radio personality from 96.5
The Buzz. The lead single “Hands Down” impressively generated
10 million-plus streams as the band went on touring with the
likes of MisterWives, Tennis, The Mowgli’s, Saint Motel, and
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, as well as making a splash
at Lollapalooza and SXSW.
The Greeting Committee are:
Addie Sartino (vocals), Brandon Yangmi (guitar),
Pierce Turcotte (bass), and Austin Fraser (drums).