THE GREETING COMMITTEE RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “IS THIS IT?”
ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR AND SUPPORT DATES WITH RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE
“The retro sophisti-pop vibes on the Kansas City-based band’s
latest release are both fresh and nostalgic.” – NYLON
“This band needs to be on your radar.” – IDOLATOR
“The Greeting Committee’s debut album, This Is It, takes ‘faux-veracity’ to task with its astute recollections of what it feels like to love and come of age simultaneously.” – LADYGUNN
Today, The Greeting Committee share the music video for “Is This It?” the newest single from their debut album This Is It [Harvest Records] WATCH HERE.
The band premiered the video with FLOOD Magazine this morning, who called the track “a sparkling pop confection, punctuated by bracing horn blasts like an updated take on the Waitresses day drinking with Florence + the Machine,” and praised the visual as “surreal” and “fueled by youthful exuberance.”
This new video arrives alongside the exciting news that The Greeting Committee will embark on their first-ever North American headline tour, which includes shows at iconic venues like New York City’s Mercury Lounge on May 14. While on the West Coast, they will also join Rainbow Kitten Surprise on select dates. The run will conclude with a festival appearance at Boulevardia in their hometown of Kansas City. Full routing can be found below.
That Bad [2015] and Meeting People Is Easy [2017]. The Greeting Committee have amassed over 25 million combined global streams and continue to attract critical praise from the likes of NYLON, Idolator, LADYGUNN, FLOOD Magazine, and Rookie, who last year shared a heartfelt essay for Pride Month written by front woman Addie Sartino called “The Ways I Wear My Pride.”
THE GREETING COMMITTEE TOUR DATES
5/8 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
5/10 Toronto, ON @ Canadian Music Week
5/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
5/14 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
5/15 Washington, DC @ DC9
5/16 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
5/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
5/19 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade ߝ Purgatory
5/21 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk ߝ Inside
5/22 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
5/24 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
5/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
5/31 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
6/1 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
6/2 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
6/4 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
6/5 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
6/7 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
6/8 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
6/11 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
6/13 Nashville, TN @ High Watt
6/15 Kansas City, MO @ Boulevardia
* supporting Rainbow Kitten Surprise
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).
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