Biography
Waterparks are a Houston-based pop-punk band that formed in late 2011, composed of frontman Awsten Knight, drummer Otto Wood, and guitarist Geoff Wigington.
Their debut EP Airplane Conversations was recorded without an official band in place, including former band members Gage Matthieu and Owen Marvin.
Their 2014 sophomore EP Black Light saw the band collaborate with former Taking Back Sunday guitarist Fred Mascherino and Texas-based Driver Friendly vocalist Tyler Welsh. The EP gained them minor success in the scene despite the band being unsigned and the EP being self-released.
2016’s Cluster saw the band get some traction after their signing to Equal Vision Records. The EP was notable for being produced with Good Charlotte member Benji Madden, and for the bass being supplied by former My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way.
Their late 2016 debut full length Double Dare saw Waterparks explode into the worldwide pop-punk scene, who were praised for their unique mixing of electronic pop with a punk sound.
Awsten announced in October 2017 that he had written the next Waterparks album entirely in secret while in California. Entertainment was announced shortly afterwards through the release of the album’s lead single “Blonde”. The album was released on January 26th, 2018 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard Indie chart and #7 on the Rock chart.
After long speculation about the third studio album, Awsten announced on Twitter that he deleted all the files for it. They confirmed that the earlier teasing for ‘'Saturday 7PM’‘ was set for May. Single ‘'Turbulent’' was released that month, together with the announcement that the band signed with Hopeless Records. The second single ‘'Watch What Happens Next" was released in August. The band’s third album Fandom was announced for an October 11th, 2019 release.
