The Greeting Committee
Background information
OriginOverland Park, Kansas
GenresIndie rock
Years active2014 (2014)-present
LabelsHarvest Records (2015 - 2022)
MembersAddie Sartino
Pierce Turcotte
Micah Ritchie
Noah Spencer
Past membersAustin Fraser
Brandon Yangmi
Websitewww.thegcband.com

The Greeting Committee is an American indie rock band from Overland Park, Kansas. The band initially received attention after its single, "Hands Down", received airplay on Kansas City's KRBZ radio station in 2015. Two EPs preceded the release of the group's debut studio album, This Is It, released in October 2018.

History

The Greeting Committee, or T.G.C., was formed by Addie Sartino (lead vocals), Brandon Yangmi (guitar), Pierce Turcotte (bass), and Austin Fraser (drums) while the four were attending Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas in the summer of 2014. The group's first gig was at a school talent show that year. In March 2015, The Greeting Committee self-released its first EP, It's Not All That Bad. A copy of the collection was given to Lazlo Geiger, an on-air personality at Kansas City's KRBZ radio station. Geiger began playing the band's track, "Hands Down", on air.[1] The song has gone on to accrue over 10 million streams on various platforms since then.[2]

After the release of the EP and the radio airplay of "Hands Down", the band began performing as an opening act for a variety of concerts in Kansas City-area venues. They were also signed to Harvest Records, which re-released It's Not All That Bad in October 2015[1] with several re-recorded tracks and an additional song.[3] In 2016, the band played at South by Southwest and Lollapalooza for the first time and toured with several bands including Kitten,[1][4] The Mowgli's,[5] and Judah & the Lion.[6]

In March 2017, the band released its second EP, Meeting People Is Easy, on Harvest Records. That collection featured the singles, "Elise"[7] and "She's a Gun".[8] That year, the group opened for acts like Saint Motel, Andrew McMahon, and MisterWives.[9] In the spring of 2018, The Greeting Committee toured with Jukebox the Ghost.[10] It also released the single, "17", in April of that year.[11] In June 2018,[12] the band's lead singer, Addie Sartino, wrote a piece in Rookie magazine discussing growing up as part of the LGBTQ community,[13] themes that often appear in her lyrics.[14] Later in 2018, the group began releasing new tracks, including "Don't Go" and "You've Got Me".

Those songs would serve as the singles for the band's debut studio album, This Is It, released in October 2018 on Harvest Records.[15] Nylon magazine listed the album as one of the "20 best music releases" of that week.[16] In March 2019, the band released a music video for the song, "Is This It?",[17] and opened for Arkells.[18] They then embarked on a summer headlining tour across the United States in support of This Is It.[15][19] In October 2019, the band released a 4-track EP entitled, I'm Afraid I'm Not Angry. The collection was produced by Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus.[20]

The band released its sophomore album, Dandelion, in September 2021 on Harvest Records.[21] It was announced in October 2021 that the band had parted ways with drummer and founding member Austin Fraser.[22] An American headlining tour supporting Dandelion began in February 2022 and concluded in March, followed by a hometown show at Kansas City's Uptown Theater in April.[23]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
Title Details
This Is It
Dandelion

EPs

List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
It's Not All That Bad
  • Released: March 2015 (US)
  • Label: Self-released (re-released by Harvest on October 23, 2015)
  • Formats: Digital download
Meeting People Is Easy
  • Released: March 17, 2017 (US)
  • Label: Harvest
  • Formats: Digital download
I'm Afraid I'm Not Angry
  • Released: October 17, 2019 (US)
  • Label: Harvest
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles with selected details
Title Year Album
"Hands Down" 2015 It's Not All That Bad
"Elise" 2017 Elise
"17" 2019 This Is It
"You've Got Me"
"Don't Go"
"Can I Leave Me Too?" 2021 Dandelion
"Float Away"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Finn, Timothy (20 March 2016). "KC band the Greeting Committee gets a swift, warm 'hello' from music world". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "VIDEO: INTERVIEW – The Greeting Committee Talk Recording and Live Interpretation of Debut Album". B-Sides. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Curto, Justin (16 November 2015). "The Music Man: For The Greeting Committee, it keeps getting better". Mill Valley News. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (23 March 2016). "Lollapalooza 2016: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, J. Cole to headline". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Voltz, Elizabeth (4 July 2018). "You can't put The Greeting Committee in the corner". Dark Matter. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Middleton, Mckenna (3 November 2016). "The Greeting Committee makes a splash in the music industry". Baylor Lariat. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Schmitt, Jonathan (9 April 2017). "The Greeting Committee - Elise". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, Sean (4 July 2017). "Concert Review: The Greeting Committee at The Basement". Listen Live Columbus. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Swan, Allison (31 July 2017). "The Greeting Committee". Johnson County Lifestyle. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Crane, Natalie (13 April 2018). "The Greeting Committee @ Union Transfer". WHIP. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Wass, Mike (20 April 2018). "Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring Lykke Li & Mazzy Star". Idolator. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Sartino, Addie (26 June 2018). "The Ways I Wear My Pride". Rookie. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ↑ Hawkins, Erica (13 December 2018). "Addie Sartino of the Greeting Committee Is a Lady in the Street and a Freak in the Band". Ladygunn. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Saidi, Cathy (22 March 2019). "9 Questions with The Greeting Committee's Addie Sartino". Bitch Media. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  15. 1 2 Lacour, Brad (21 May 2019). "The Greeting Committee Discuss New Album Ahead of Their Dallas Show". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  16. ↑ Stubblebine, Allison; Devi, Serena (27 October 2018). "Soundcheck: The 20 Best Music Releases Of The Week". Nylon. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. ↑ Story, Alison (29 March 2019). "PREMIERE: The Greeting Committee Dance with the Past in Video for "Is This It?"". Flood. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  18. ↑ Ritter, Mary Grace (20 March 2019). "Arkells is One with the Crowd in Chicago". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Brownlee, Bill (10 May 2019). "Hello From The Greeting Committee, 4 Blue Valley Grads Who Are Kansas City's Breakout Pop Band". KCUR. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Tagen-Dye, Carly (22 October 2019). "The Greeting Committee Isn't Afraid to be Vulnerable with 'I'm Afraid I'm Not Angry'". Heart Eyes. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Dandelion". Amazon. 2021.
  22. ↑ @TheGCBand (October 29, 2021). "we wish austin happiness and thank him for the dedication and talent he poured into this project. we will always lo…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ↑ "The Greeting Committee on Instagram: "early bird gets the worm. Text me a screenshot of your ticket confirmation to the dandelion tour and i'll send you a snippet of a NEW song. 913-361-5360. Today only."".
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