Play Date (band)

Play Date
Genres Kindie rock
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels Fun Fun Records
Associated acts The Bouncing Souls
Website iloveplaydate.com
Members Shanti Wintergate, Greg Attonito

Play Date is a children's music project consisting of Shanti Wintergate and Greg Attonito.[1][2] Their debut album Imagination in 2012 won a 2014 Parents' Choice Award.[3]

History

Imagination (2011-2012)

Forming the band in 2012,[4][5] Wintergate and Attonito toured the United States doing readings and singings of their children's book I Went for a Walk,[6] and upon returning home, began working the book into an album of kindie rock.[7] Shortly before the release of their debut, in the summer of 2012 they performed in Montreal at the first kid's stage at PouzzaFest.[5]

Play Date released their debut album Imagination on Fun Fun Records, which is the children's label run by Mike Park of Asian Man Records.[2] It was only the second album in the label's catalog, with Park having released his own children's album shortly before.[5]

The release combines influences from several genres, including surf rock, world music, folk pop,[7] and punk.[5] The album received positive acclaim from NPR's All things Considered,[8][9] and would go on to win a 2014 Parents' Choice Award.[3][7] They toured North America in support of Imagination, and in 2013 they played ACL Fest at the kids' stage.[7]

We All Shine (2014-2015)

Play Date, among other performances that year, was in the lineup for Lollapalooza 2014.[10] In 2015 the group released "Ninja Pajamas," which is a promo single for their upcoming studio album We All Shine. The album's release date is to be July 24, 2015[11] on Fun Fun Records. The album has fourteen tracks,[12] with the song "Ninja Pajamas" featuring underground hip hop vocalist Stef "P.O.S." Alexander.[13] A number of guest artists contributed to the album,[12] including notable jazz musician Brian Auger on guitar[13] and Michael McDermott of The Bouncing Souls on drums.[12]

After receiving an early copy in May 2015, Broadway World called the songs are "crafted with a sophistication that will surprise even the grumpiest of grownup... [there are] flecks of garage rock, dancehall, pop, and synth, with influences ranging from Patsy Cline to They Might Be Giants."[13] AXS called it a "wonderful, artistic gem of a record."[14] The band announced a tour of the New York area and Washington state for the month of July.[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result
2014 Creative Child Magazine Awards Imagination by Play Date Seal of Excellence Award Won[6]
Parent's Choice Awards Parents' Choice Award Won[3]

Discography

Albums

Albums by Play Date
Year Album title Release details
2012 Imagination
  • Released: Oct 9, 2012
  • Label: Fun Fun Records
  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl
2015 We All Shine
  • Released: July 24, 2015
  • Label: tba
  • Format: Digital

Singles

Incomplete list of songs by Play Date
Year Title Album Release details
2015 "Ninja Pajamas" We All Shine Self-released (July 2015)[11]

Music videos

Year Video title Director
201 "I Went for a Walk" (Animation) Jesse Cordtz
201 "Dance Like a Monster" The Slack Pack

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dante3000, Rich. "Interview: Play Date". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Vegan, Brooklyn. "Bouncing Souls frontman Greg Attonito and Shanti Wintergate releasing children's music album as Play Date, playing shows". Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Bond, Lahri (Fall 2014). "Imagination". parents-choice.org. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  4. ↑ Brandt, Jaclyn (August 1, 2012). "Punks on a Play Date: Frontman of Bouncing Souls Makes a Kids Album". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Shepherd, Stefan. "Zooblobble". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  6. 1 2 Driscoll, Dena (June 5, 2015). "Smith Memorial Playground Presents 2nd Annual Kids Music Festival Kidchella". Smith Memorial Playground. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Curtin, Kevin (October 9, 2013). "ACL Interview: Play Date". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  8. ↑ Shepherd, Stefan. "NPR: Music". NPR. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Biese, Alex. "The 66 Sessions: Play Date". Retrieved 16 Nov 2012.
  10. ↑ "Lineup". Lollapalooza. 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  11. 1 2 "We All Shine". Play Date: Bandcamp. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  12. 1 2 3 "We All Shine". Allmusic. 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  13. 1 2 3 "Greg Attonito & Shanti Wintergate to Release New Kids' Album 'We All Shine', 7/24". Broadway World. May 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  14. 1 2 Foster, Allen (May 31, 2015). "Play Date to release authentic kindie pop gem ‘We All Shine’". AXS. Retrieved 2015-06-19.

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