What was once a two-piece garage rock group has since evolved into "a four-piece genre-whirling force," said James. It was while in undergrad at SUNY New Paltz that James was inspired by the house/basement scene to make fun, energetic rock music. Grampfather is based out of Kingston, New York, and was founded in 2013. To better understand the music, it helps to better understand the band.
The contrary seems like a much better and brighter path. It's too easy to just give up and resolve that it's all hopeless. While Magnum Grampus had a more angered tone, Gramppappies offers more hope for the future, a weighted, contemplative hope that's informed by past experiences and events, and not a "naive, starry-eyed one."Ī main theme that's threaded throughout the album is our appreciation of music, the role it plays in our lives, and how it keeps us going despite the many miseries we'll endure in this life. I got to talk with the frontman of the band, James Kwapisz, about Gramppappies. James feels that this is the band's most realized album to date in that it encapsulates their range of sounds, wavering between abrasive rockers and indie chillers. Although the album starts off where Magnum Grampus ends, the new album, Gramppappies, does get more hopeful as it progresses. Gramppappies starts where Magnum Grampus left off with the song (and newest single out today, February 4th, 2022) "Murder Hornets." With the pandemic and all the blaring social injustices that came to define 2020, the news of incoming murder hornets just seemed like such a cartoonish cherry on top of all the misery and dread. Their fifth album follows 2020's Magnum Grampus, which they describe as a "thrash" album that was fueled by the anger and frustration conjured by the countless tragedies of that year. Kingston-based band Grampfather is doing something very similar on their upcoming new album, Gramppappies, which releases February 25th, 2022. Perhaps that is why I love musical theatre, rock operas, and concept albums so much they weave together many emotions and concepts to portray a much larger narrative. I personally love it when there is a story within the music.
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