Grouplove are a los angeles residing band who collectively met in Greece while vocalist and keyboard player Hannah Hooper was taking up an art residency there. She travelled to crete with lead singer Chris Zucconi, the pair had only met a matter of days before the trip. At the residency they met Sean Gadd who is originally from london and Two long time friends from los angeles Rick Rabbin and Andrew Wessen. They spent the summer writing songs and living the high life before eventually departing, it would be another year before the incarnation of Grouplove was formed.
Im very happy to say I was at GROUPLOVE's first UK gig as its not so often a band like this come along let alone play such a small venue. The folky five piece who say they were brought together by fate are bringing back hippy love with an edge. On first listen you automatically liken them to acts such as arcade fire as well as the lo fi summer sounds that seem to be playing out of every indie kids stereo.
We Call It Life...... Oh Yeaa Thats What We Call It....... When We Cant Call It Hell.
With songs like first single 'Colours' which plays on hallucinogenic metaphors "So I pull the switch the switch the switch inside my head and I see black, black, green and brown, brown brown and blue, yellow, violets, red" and tendencies towards madness with discontent towards the modern world "so mistress, mistress have you been up to the roof? he shot him self, self there's blood on the wall coz he couldn't face the truth" the last thing you would label them is hippie, but as the song builds to a climax it becomes a life philosophising mad rush that draws you in and spits you out as it breaks down.
Other songs like 'naked kids' which is a joyous ode to living your dreams freely and a day with friends at the beach are equally as invigorating, 'Dont say oh well' is another more upbeat song about understanding life and the things it brings, "I told my band mates, they are my soul mates" is sung sincerely in a un-cringy way which I think is a testament to they're songwriting ability.
The whole band seemed so down to earth the lead singer christian zucconi even plugged this blog which was nice of him.
Playing through tracks off the Grouplove Ep including some of my favs gold coast and getaway car these eccentric dreamers mesmerized the crowd but it was current single and last song 'Colours' that showed they have a unique, interesting sound and they write amazingly catchy tunes of pure genius.
I would descirbe them as something fresh with a natural spark and instant likability much like the band theyre on tour supporting Los campesinos unique, original yet slightly mad.
Love the video to colours aswell ahh LOVE LOVE LOVE this band get out there and buy they're 7" or just download the GROUPLOVE EP worth every penny.
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