Basic Vacation

Basic Vacation are an indie pop trio based in New York City. Guitarist/singer Chris Greatti first met bassist Jon Paul when the two musicians were hired to back up another solo artist for a New York gig, and their friendship soon turned into collaboration. In early 2013, the duo recruited drummer Mike Montalbano and began writing songs together, bonding over a mutual love for classic rock, '80s new wave, and contemporary bands the New Radicals and Foster the People. One of their early demos, "I Believe," found its way to Grammy-winning producer David Kahne (the Strokes, Regina...