Last
week the Dutch festival Pinkpop took place. It's one of the largest and oldest
in The Netherlands and features music from all kinds of genres and styles.
Although I didn't go there myself I know many people who did. When I asked them
which artist or band they liked the most one name kept popping up: Greta Van
Fleet. I had never heard of the band and initially thought they were Dutch
because of their very Dutch sounding name. A quick Google search however showed
me that that wasn't the case.
Greta
Van Fleet is an American band formed back in 2012 by the three brothers Jake,
Josh and Sam Kiszka and currently features Danny Wagner as drummer. But what is
it that distinguishes this young band from all other up-and-comers? Listen to
their first hit Highway Tune and it
becomes clear within seconds. Their bluesy, unpolished sound is unlike anything
most modern rock groups make. In fact it's more reminiscent of music made 50
years ago by bands like Led Zeppelin.
The
sound quickly caught on and the band's popularity skyrocketed giving them the opportunity
to open for acts like Bob Seger and Guns N' Roses and even perform at Elton
John's Academy Award Party.
Currently
the band has released one EP called 'From the Fires' which can be played on
Spotify. Their debut album is scheduled to be released somewhere halfway through
2018. I can't wait for more bluesy guitar riffs.
