Episode 628
Greta Van Fleet
Mon, 2019-Jan-21 01:45 UTC
Length - 2:26
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With 348,249 views on Sunday, 20 January 2019 our article of the day is Greta Van Fleet.
Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012. It consists of vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner. They were signed to Lava Records in March 2017 and a month later the band released their debut studio EP, Black Smoke Rising. Their debut single, "Highway Tune", topped the Billboard US Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts in September 2017 for four weeks in a row. Their second EP, From the Fires, containing the four songs from Black Smoke Rising and four new songs, was released on November 10, 2017, alongside a second single, "Safari Song".
Their debut full length studio album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, was released on October 19, 2018, and topped the Billboard Rock Album charts in the first week after its release. The album's first single, "When the Curtain Falls", was released ahead of it in July 2018 and became the band's third number-one single on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. Anthem of the Peaceful Army also debuted atop the Billboard Hard Rock charts and reached the number one spot on the Billboard Top Album Sales charts in the first week after its release.In December 2018, the band was nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Highway Tune", Best Rock Song for "Black Smoke Rising" and Best Rock Album for From the Fires.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:45 UTC on Monday, 21 January 2019.
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