The Greeting Committee is an American indie rock band from

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. The band initially received attention after its single, "Hands Down", received airplay on Kansas City's

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radio station in 2015. Two EPs preceded the release of the group's debut studio album, ''This Is It'', released in October 2018. The band released their second album “Dandelion” on September 21, 2021. The band’s latest album "Everyone’s Gone And I Know I'm The Cause" released on June 21, 2024.

History

The Greeting Committee, or T.G.C., was formed by Addie Sartino (lead vocals), Brandon Yangmi (guitar), Pierce Turcotte (bass), and Austin Fraser (drums) while the four were attending

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in the summer of 2014. The group's first gig was at a school talent show that year. In March 2015, The Greeting Committee self-released its first EP, ''It's Not All That Bad''. A copy of the collection was given to Lazlo Geiger, an on-air personality at Kansas City's KRBZ radio station. Geiger began playing the band's track, "Hands Down", on air. The song has gone on to accrue over 10 million streams on various platforms since then. After the release of the EP and the radio airplay of "Hands Down", the band began performing as an opening act for a variety of concerts in Kansas City-area venues. They were also signed to Harvest Records, which re-released ''It's Not All That Bad'' in October 2015 with several re-recorded tracks and an additional song. In 2016, the band played at

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for the first time and toured with several bands including

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. In March 2017, the band released its second EP, ''Meeting People Is Easy'', on Harvest Records. That collection featured the singles, "Elise" and "She's a Gun". That year, the group opened for acts like

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, and MisterWives. In the spring of 2018, The Greeting Committee toured with Jukebox the Ghost. It also released the single, "17", in April of that year. In June 2018, the band's lead singer, Addie Sartino, wrote a piece in ''

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, themes that often appear in her lyrics. Later in 2018, the group began releasing new tracks, including "Don't Go" and "You've Got Me". Those songs would serve as the singles for the band's debut studio album, ''This Is It'', released in October 2018 on Harvest Records. ''

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'' magazine listed the album as one of the "20 best music releases" of that week. In March 2019, the band released a music video for the song, "Is This It?", and opened for

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. They then embarked on a summer headlining tour across the United States in support of ''This Is It''. In October 2019, the band released a 4-track EP entitled, ''I'm Afraid I'm Not Angry''. The collection was produced by Jake Luppen of

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. The band released its sophomore album, ''Dandelion'', in September 2021 on Harvest Records. It was announced in October 2021 that the band had parted ways with drummer and founding member Austin Fraser. An American headlining tour supporting ''Dandelion'' began in February 2022 and concluded in March, followed by a hometown show at Kansas City's Uptown Theater in April.

Discography

Singles

EPs

Studio albums

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History

Discography

Singles

EPs

Studio albums

References