Greta Van Fleet

[funky]

Any takers for this beautiful bunch?

They only really crossed my path with the quite wonderful “Meeting The Master” (now my favourite song of the year in all its bombastic OTT glory) and the new (4th) album Starcatcher came out this week.

It’s not normally my thing but there’s something captivating about their commitment to 70s rock. There’s a huge debate around whether they’re an authentic second coming or a Led Zeppelin tribute band, but many artists and even Robert Plant himself have praised them as a much needed boost for the genre, although they seem to cover everything from metal to southern rock to glam to psychedelia.

There’s so many signals from Queen to Zeppelin to early Aerosmith to Black Crowes and even early Kings Of Leon. It helps that they’re pretty and the lead singer is a gay

 

[jivafox]

Love them.

I went through a few weeks of listening to nothing but this

 

[funky]

Heat Above is an internet favourite

This is my other choice discovery not from the new album (not a Grease cover):

 

[FannyFaudrey]

So excited to hear the new single, Play Your Games. The clips sound great. The Battle at Garden's Gate is one of my all-time favourite albums, but I wasn't crazy about Starcatcher.

I also have a MASSIVE crush on the lead singer.

 

[funky]

Ooh didn’t know a new single was coming. Lovely.

 

[FannyFaudrey]

Yep, it's possibly coming in just a few minutes. The video premieres in 15 hours:

 

[FannyFaudrey]

The single's out! I love it. I could've done with a proper middle-eight, but it's still a lot of fun.

 

[funky]

I prefer their more theatrical stuff but this might grow on me.