Giant Rooks

Giant Rooks
Giant Rooks
Background information
Origin	Hamm, Germany
Genres	Indie rock; pop rock;
Years active	2014–present
Members	Frederik Rabe; Finn Schwieters; Finn Thomas; Jonathan Wischniowski; Luca Göttner

Giant Rooks are a German indie rock band from Hamm, Germany founded in 2014.^[2] In 2019 they won the 1Live Krone Award^[3] and the Preis für Popkultur.^[4] Their debut album Rookery was released on 28 August 2020.^[5]

Members

Frederik Rabe
Finn Schwieters
Luca Göttner
Jonathan Wischniowski
Finn Thomas

History

The band was founded in 2014 by the cousins Frederik Rabe and Finn Schwieters and the piano player Jonathan Wischniowski and was soon completed by the addition of bass player Luca Göttner and drummer Finn Thomas.^[6] In 2015, they released their debut self-produced EP The Times Are Bursting The Lines. This was followed by another EP New Estate in 2017, which earned them critical acclaim. The release was supported by hundreds of shows all over Europe, eventually landing them a record deal with Irrsinn Tonträger of Universal Music.^[7]

In 2019, the EP Wild Stare was released with its title track being a top 20 radio hit in Italy^[8] and the whole EP racking up more than 50,000,000 world-wide streams on Spotify soon after its release.^[9] In 2020, Giant Rooks announced the release of their debut album ROOKERY on 28 August 2020. Radio X DJ John Kennedy played the band's single "All We Are" on his X-Posure radio show,^[10] on the album's release. They went on tour in North America with fellow German band Milky Chance in 2021.^[11]

On the Official Singles Chart Top 100 of 25 March 2022 to 31 March 2022, the band achieved their first UK hit when their version of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner", with AnnenMayKantereit, charted at number 63.^[12]^[13] They had concerts in the United States in late 2022.^[14]

In 2023, Giant Rooks were one of the openers for English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson on the North American leg of his Faith in the Future World Tour, joining at the Nashville concert through the end of the leg before embarking on their own headliner.^[15]

Artistry

In 2019 when asked who has influenced their music the most, Giant Rooks answered "Definitely artists like Bob Dylan and Bon Iver."^[16] Other influences they have named as a band include James Blake, Celeste, and Joy Crookes.^[17]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	GER ^[18]	AUT ^[19]	SWI ^[20]
Rookery^[21]	Released: 28 August 2020 Label: Self-release Format: CD, digital download	3	16	28
How Have You Been?	Released: 2 February 2024 Label: Self-release Format: CD, digital download	1	31	18

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	GER ^[18]
The Times are Bursting the Lines^[22]	Released: 2 December 2015 Label: Self-release Format: Digital download	—
New Estate^[23]	Released: 20 January 2017 Label: Self-release Format: Digital download	—
Wild Stare^[24]	Released: 19 April 2019 Label: Self-release Format: Digital download	61
Rookery Live Tapes^[25]	Released: 18 June 2021 Label: Self-release Format: Digital download	12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
Title	Year	GER ^[18]	AUS ^[26]	AUT ^[19]	CAN ^[27]	IRE ^[28]	SWI ^[20]	UK ^[29]	US ^[30]	Certifications	Album
"Småland"^[31]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Times are Bursting the Lines
"New Estate"^[32]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		New Estate
"Bright Lies"^[33]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		New Estate
"Wild Stare"	2018	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BVMI: Gold^[34]	Wild Stare
"100 mg"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Wild Stare
"Tom's Diner" (with AnnenMayKantereit)	2019	76	18	48	38	33	86	63	78	BVMI: Gold^[34] BPI: Silver^[35] MC: Platinum^[36] RIAA: Gold^[37]	Non-album single
"Watershed"^[38]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rookery
"Heat Up"^[39]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rookery
"Morning Blue"^[40]	2022	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		How Have You Been?
"Bedroom Exile"^[41]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Somebody Like You"^[42]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Under Your Wings"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	GER ^[18]	AUT ^[19]	SWI ^[20]	Album
"Another Heart / Another Mind"^[43] (Razz featuring Giant Rooks)	2017	—	—	—	Nocturnal
"Insomnia"^[44] (RIN featuring Giant Rooks)	2021	25	45	79	Kleinstadt
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Mia & Keira"	2017	New Estate
"King Thinking"	2019	Wild Stare
"What I Know is All Quicksand"^[45]	2020	Rookery
"Misinterpretations"^[46]
"All We Are"

References

^ Gupta, Khushi (29 April 2023). "German group Giant Rooks rocks Brooklyn with second sold-out show - the Ticker". The Ticker. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Hammer Band Giant Rooks: Überall auf der Überholspur". wa.de. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "DER 1LIVE KRONE FÖRDERPREIS 2019 GEHT AN GIANT ROOKS". wa.de (in German). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Hammer Band Giant Rooks: Überall auf der Überholspur". wa.de (in German). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "New Noise: Giant Rooks". Wonderland Magazine. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Giant Rooks – Wir sind Perfektionisten!". herzmukke (in German). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "GIANT ROOKS RELEASE NEW SINGLE MISINTERPRETATIONS". TotalNtertainment. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "I Giant Rooks dal vivo in Italia". Metro News (in Italian). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "GIANT ROOKS RETURN WITH CANDID VIDEO FOR BRAND NEW SINGLE 'WATERSHED'". House of Solo Magazine. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Show Date: 28 Aug 2020". 28 August 2020.
^ "Milky Chance - North American Tour 2021". House of Blues. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ "ANNENMAYKANTEREIT/GIANT ROOKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ Berndtson, Chad (7 December 2022). "Giant Rooks Cut Loose at Webster Hall". Bowery Presents. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Bright, Kenzie (28 April 2023). "Meet the openers for Louis Tomlinson's US Tour". The Indie Scene. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Meet Emerging Band Giant Rooks". Spindle. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Burrell, Chloe (2020). "An Interview With Giant Rooks". The EDIT Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Charts.de: Giant Rooks". GfK Entertainment (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Austrian Charts > Giant Rooks" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Swiss Charts > Giant Rooks". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Rookery". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "The Times are Bursting the Lines". giant-rooks.tskr.eu (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "New Estate". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Wild Stare". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Rookery Live Tapes". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Discography AnnenMayKantereit". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "AnnenMayKantereit Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Discography AnnenMayKantereit". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "ANNENMAYKANTEREIT/GIANT ROOKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ "AnnenMayKantereit Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "SMÅLAND - GIANT ROOKS - CD SINGLE (2015)". Spotify. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "New Estate". Spotify. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Bright Lies". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Giant Rooks)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^ "British certifications – Giant Rooks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2024. Type Giant Rooks in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Canadian certifications – AnnenMayKantereit". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "American certifications – AnnenMayKantereit – Tom's Diner". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
^ "Watershed". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Apple Music Home Session". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Morning Blue". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Bedroom Exile". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Somebody Like You". iTunes. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Another Heart / Another Mind". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Insomnia". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "What I Know is All Quicksand". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Misinterpretations". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

Giant Rooks
Giant Rooks on YouTube

[1] Gupta, Khushi (29 April 2023). "German group Giant Rooks rocks Brooklyn with second sold-out show - the Ticker". The Ticker. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[2] "Hammer Band Giant Rooks: Überall auf der Überholspur". wa.de. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[3] "DER 1LIVE KRONE FÖRDERPREIS 2019 GEHT AN GIANT ROOKS". wa.de (in German). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[4] "Hammer Band Giant Rooks: Überall auf der Überholspur". wa.de (in German). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[5] "New Noise: Giant Rooks". Wonderland Magazine. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[6] "Giant Rooks – Wir sind Perfektionisten!". herzmukke (in German). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[7] "GIANT ROOKS RELEASE NEW SINGLE MISINTERPRETATIONS". TotalNtertainment. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[8] "I Giant Rooks dal vivo in Italia". Metro News (in Italian). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[9] "GIANT ROOKS RETURN WITH CANDID VIDEO FOR BRAND NEW SINGLE 'WATERSHED'". House of Solo Magazine. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[10] "Show Date: 28 Aug 2020". 28 August 2020.

[11] "Milky Chance - North American Tour 2021". House of Blues. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[12] "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[13] "ANNENMAYKANTEREIT/GIANT ROOKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[14] Berndtson, Chad (7 December 2022). "Giant Rooks Cut Loose at Webster Hall". Bowery Presents. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[15] Bright, Kenzie (28 April 2023). "Meet the openers for Louis Tomlinson's US Tour". The Indie Scene. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[16] "Meet Emerging Band Giant Rooks". Spindle. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[17] Burrell, Chloe (2020). "An Interview With Giant Rooks". The EDIT Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[GER-18] "Charts.de: Giant Rooks". GfK Entertainment (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[AUT-19] "Austrian Charts > Giant Rooks" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[SWI-20] "Swiss Charts > Giant Rooks". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[21] "Rookery". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[22] "The Times are Bursting the Lines". giant-rooks.tskr.eu (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[23] "New Estate". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[24] "Wild Stare". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[25] "Rookery Live Tapes". iTunes (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[26] "Discography AnnenMayKantereit". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[27] "AnnenMayKantereit Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[28] "Discography AnnenMayKantereit". Irish-charts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[29] "ANNENMAYKANTEREIT/GIANT ROOKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[30] "AnnenMayKantereit Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[31] "SMÅLAND - GIANT ROOKS - CD SINGLE (2015)". Spotify. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[32] "New Estate". Spotify. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[33] "Bright Lies". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[BVMI-34] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Giant Rooks)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

[BPI-35] "British certifications – Giant Rooks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2024. Type Giant Rooks in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[MC-36] "Canadian certifications – AnnenMayKantereit". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[37] "American certifications – AnnenMayKantereit – Tom's Diner". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[38] "Watershed". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[39] "Apple Music Home Session". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[40] "Morning Blue". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[41] "Bedroom Exile". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[42] "Somebody Like You". iTunes. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[43] "Another Heart / Another Mind". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[44] "Insomnia". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[45] "What I Know is All Quicksand". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[46] "Misinterpretations". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

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