New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Grammy-winning rock band
Greta Van Fleet is debuting their new track "Farewell For Now."
"On 'Farewell For Now' we express the sentiment of our longing to stay on stage and savor the magic created by the audience-music phenomena," notes bassist Sam Kiszka. "But we must pack up and go to the next place to do it all over again; as always, we'll be back soon."
"Farewell For Now" is the latest track to be unveiled from the band's highly anticipated forthcoming third studio album Starcatcher, due July 21 on Lava/Republic Records/Universal Music. The new track follows the release of "Meeting The Master" and "Sacred The Thread;" American Songwriter calls the latter track a "stunner." Of "Meeting The Master," Consequenceraves that the song "[digs] deeper into their mythical lore by revisiting concepts from their previous work," while Uproxxnotes that "'Meeting the Master' [is] an existential new single on which lead vocalist Josh Kiszka embarks on a spiritual journey."
Most recently, the band shared a live performance video of "Sacred The Thread."
Additionally, the band is launching another new vinyl variant—an exclusive limited edition black ice translucent + glitter vinyl—that is available for pre-order. The band is also offering a red glitter vinyl, exclusive to Target, as well as an opaque vinyl available at select record stores across the country.
In celebration of the new music, the band is set to kick off their Starcatcher World Tour on July 24 in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena. The tour, produced by Live Nation, includes stops at the iconic Madison
Square Garden in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles as well as London's OVO
Arena Wembley and more; see below for a complete list of dates. Starcatcher World Tour includes support from special guests Kaleo, Surf Curse, Mt. Joy and
Black Honey.
Greta Van Fleet will also be touring throughout Europe, starting in Hamburg, Germany on November 6 with further international stops in Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and more.
Starcatcher is written and recorded by the band—lead singer Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist/keyboardistSam Kiszka and drummer
Danny Wagner—alongside Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile). Recorded at the legendary RCA Studios in Nashville, the band utilized the large recording room to capture the pure energy of their world-renowned live performances.
"We didn't really have to force or be intense about writing, because everything that happened was very instinctual," Jake says. "If anything, the record is our perspective, and sums up where we are as a group and individually as musicians."
Throughout the ten-song collection the band explores the duality of fantasy versus reality and the contrast between light and darkness. "We had this idea that we wanted to tell these stories to build a universe," says Wagner. "We wanted to introduce characters and motifs and these ideas that would come about here and there throughout our careers through this world."
The band took multiple concepts from critically acclaimed sophomore album The
Battle at Garden's Gate and brought them into Starcatcher, although Sam's take on the new record's big ideas hint instead at new beginnings. "When I imagine the world of Starcatcher, I think of the cosmos," he says. "It makes me ask a lot of questions, like 'Where did we come from?' or 'What are we doing here?' But it's also questions like, 'What is this consciousness that we have, and where did it come from?'"
The band is best known for their renowned live performances, selling over one million tickets worldwide. They sold out their entire 2022 arena tour, holding a special energy between them and their devoted fans. With Starcatcher the band aims to capture that energy in the recording studio.
Most recently, the band performed at the inaugural Lollapalooza Mumbai and completed an extensive U.S. arena tour in March. This month,
Greta Van Fleet played at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and the Beale Street
Music Festival in Memphis.
Starcatcher follows their acclaimed sophomore album The
Battle at Garden's Gate, released in 2021 to extensive chart and critical success. The album debuted at #1 Billboard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Hard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Vinyl Album, #2 Billboard Top Album Sales and in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. Their From The Fires EP, released in 2017, won Best Rock Album at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Forming in Frankenmuth, Michigan in 2012,
Greta Van Fleet consists of three brothers—vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka and bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka—as well as drummer
Danny Wagner. Together they have performed across multiple continents, sold over 3.5 million records worldwide and performed on late night television shows such as "Saturday Night Live," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
GRETA VAN FLEET-STARCATCHER:
Fate Of The Faithful
Waited All Your Life
The Falling Sky
Sacred The Thread
Runway Blues
The Indigo Streak
Frozen Light
The Archer
Meeting The Master
Farewell For Now
