Waterparks

A next-gen pop-punk trio based out of Houston, Texas, Waterparks emerged in the early part of the 2010s, building their fan base with a pair of independent EPs before making their label debut with 2016′s Double Dare. With each successive release, the band managed to increase their momentum, eventually signing a major-label deal with 300 Entertainment for their fourth album, 2021′s Greatest Hits.
Waterparks formed in 2011 around the talents of Awsten Knight, Geoff Wigington, and Otto Wood. Influenced by bands like blink-182, Fall Out Boy, and Saves the Day, the group self-released a pair of EPs, 2012′s Airplane Conversations and 2014′s Black Light, before inking a deal with Albany, New York-based indie Equal Vision. Their debut EP for the label, Cluster, was issued in early 2016 and recorded with the help of producers Benji Madden (Good Charlotte, 5 Seconds of Summer) and Courtney Ballard (5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low).
After spending the summer as part of the Warped Tour, Waterparks unveiled their debut full-length, Double Dare, in November 2016. They returned in 2018 with another Benji Madden-produced full-length, Entertainment, which featured the singles “Blonde,” “Lucky People,” and “Not Warriors.” The album debuted at number seven on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart. In early 2019, Waterparks signed with Hopeless Records and issued singles like “Turbulent” and “Dream Boy” in advance of their third album, Fandom. The set made a solid chart showing, hitting number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Alternative Albums chart.
Switching labels again, Waterparks inked a deal with the Warner-owned 300 Entertainment for 2021′s cheekily titled Greatest Hits. Produced by lead singer Knight with Zakk Cervini (Yungblud, 5 Seconds of Summer, We Are the in Crowd), the album cracked the Top 50 of the Billboard 200 and reached number five on the Alternative Albums chart. ~ James Christopher Monger