Album tops multiple Billboard charts
Greta Van Fleet’s new album Starcatcher makes its debut at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart and is No. 1 on Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums. The album via Lava/Republic Records is charting internationally at No. 2 in Germany and Switzerland, No. 4 in Belgium, No. 6 in Austria, No. 7 in the Netherlands, No. 8 in the UK, No. 18 in Italy and No. 19 in Canada. Starcatcher is the band’s second top 10 album, following 2021’s The Battle at Garden’s Gate.
Of the new album, lead singer Josh Kiszka states, “Starcatcher is a dangerous and delightful expedition into a both violent and gentle dreamlike landscape. A purgatory of duality where brutality and beauty clash like a thunderstorm of stillness. Neither fact nor fiction inhabit the far reaches of this surrealist world. A storybook for the fighters and lovers alike Starcatcher captures a certain wonder on the fringe of mayhem.”
Starcatcher is written and recorded by the band—lead singer Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist/keyboardist Sam 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.
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.”
In celebration of the new album, the band has launched a new puzzle box. Additionally, several vinyl variants are available. 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.
The band is currently on the road for their extensive Starcatcher World Tour. 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. The Starcatcher World Tour includes support from special guests Teddy Swims, Surf Curse and Mt. Joy.
Greta Van Fleet will also be touring throughout Europe, starting in Hamburg, Germany on November 6th with further international stops in Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and more.
