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Greta Van Fleet bassist Sam Kiszka has shared his thoughts on “popular music”, revealing that he thinks it “almost insults people’s intelligence”.Speaking on an episode of Consequence Of Sound’s Kyle Meredith With …podcast, the musician explained the idea behind the Michigan-based band’s latest album, ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’.“It’s kind of the story of mankind … we frame it in a different way, just so you can see it in a different way,” he said. “The best thing we can hope for is [being] thought-provoking.”He went on to say that he believed this was in contrast to more mainstream music.

Greta Van Fleet are embarking on their worldwide ‘Starcatcher Tour’ in support of their upcoming album of the same name due out July 21.Along the way, they’ll drop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sept. 12 and Asbury Park, NJ’s Sea.Hear.Now Festival along with The Killers and Foo Fighters on Sept.

Greta Van Fleet have announced details of their third album ‘Starcatcher’ – listen to first single ‘Meeting The Master’ below.The follow-up to 2021’s ‘The Battle At Garden’s Gate’ will land on July 21 and was produced in Nashville by the band and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb.“We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe,” drummer Danny Wagner said in a statement.“We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world.”Listen to ‘Meeting The Master’ and see the tracklist for ‘Starcatcher’ below.1. ‘Fate Of The Faithful’2. ‘Waited All Your Life’3. ‘The Falling Sky’4. ‘Sacred The Thread’5. ‘Runway Blues’6. ‘The Indigo Streak’7. ‘Frozen Light’8. ‘The Archer’9. ‘Meeting The Master’10. ‘Farewell For Now’In a two-star review of Van Fleet’s sophomore album, NME wrote that “despite the abundance of material provided over the past few years, ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ is a mixed bag of heavy metaphor and lazy observation.”During an interview with Heavy Consequence late last year, bassist Sam Kiszka said of the album: “It’s conceptually going back to almost the days in the garage, with the raw energy of the sound.”The Van Fleet bassist went on to reveal that the album will expand on the band’s sound “because we’re the best musicians we’ve ever been.” Kiszka’s comments echo those he made about the upcoming album in a September episode of the Kyle Meredith With … podcast.

Theatrical, brilliant and instrumental. For two nights only, American family band Greta Van Fleet, known for their outrageous outfits and glitter makeup, took to O2 Apollo to tumultuous applause showcasing their outrageous talent.

Greta Van Fleet have shared a brand new single – listen to the raging ‘Broken Bells’ below.The track is the latest preview of the Aussie rockers’ new album ‘The Battle At Garden’s Gate’, which is set to come out next month.The new album, due out on April 16, has so far been previewed by two singles, ‘My Way, Soon’ and ‘Age Of Machine’.The band’s Sam Kiszka said new track ‘Broken Bells’ concerns ​”what the fetter of society does to impact a pure and innocent soul.