"Younger Than Expected"- Cool Dads ft. Christopher Whitehall

Cool Dads are a duo made up of Jay Bonisolli and Danny Carissimi. The two came together while touring with the band The Griswolds; Danny is the band's tour manager and Jay is handles their merch. Jay has also joined The Griswolds, Magic Man, and Panama Wedding on stage throughout the Hotline Spring Tour to rap during their cover of "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly. Cool Dads seemed have just sort of appeared one day, but I was in love with them from the first time- and I already loved Stoopid Danny and Hot Jay from their previous interactions with me (such as me yelling "I love you, Stoopid Danny" while he was setting up for The Griswolds' set in SLC on The Wilderness Politics Tour; Danny flipped me off). These guys have spent a lot of time together; the two have obvious chemistry and they've used that to create this music.

So far, Cool Dads have only released this single and a three-track EP titled  The Cool Dads EP . They wrote and recorded their EP while on tour with The Griswolds. They utilize all aspects used in popular music right now; their songs contain sampling, rapping, sick beats, vocal layering, and all of this is used to build a platform for their topical, humorous lyrics. Each song is full of personality and creativity. The Griswolds have been very supportive of their tourmates' endeavor and the fan base has rallied around Danny and Jay's new music. The Cool Dads EP and "Younger Than Expected"can be found on the pair's Soundcloud page.

Cool Dads recorded "Younger Than Expected" while they were working with The Griswolds on their upcoming album, and they went into another room and knocked out this song. Danny told A Music Blog, Yea? that this song came about during a conversation with Jay about rappers bragging about how young they are, and they decided to write a song about the youngest rapper of all time.  My favorite lines from the song is "step out on the stage and the whole crowd's lit, 'cause you know the school talent show sold out quick" and "younger than a baby, I be chillin' up in Heaven", but this whole song is full of little gems just like those. Chris- lead singer of The Griswolds- heard the song and asked if he could sing on the recording, and pretty soon after that Cool Dads had their newest single. 

My favorite aspect of this song is just the layering of the music; everything just works together seamlessly and leads something music experts call an eargasm. Chris' adds a certain je ne sais quoi to this song that it wouldn't have had otherwise; he makes the song something you could dance and groove to, instead of a straight up rap song. This song- with the exception of the satiric lyrics- sounds like something that could be released by an artist like Mod Sun, The Chainsmokers, or Blackbear. The Griswolds helped with the production of the track, and that allowed "Younger Than Expected" to sound professionally mixed and produced in a way that makes it something that could be used on a song featured on the top of the Billboard charts.

The group may have started as- and continue to be- a joke, but they make good music that I enjoy listening to. These two are constantly interacting with their fans via Twitter and other social media outlets, and they are always willing to take pictures with fans at The Griswolds' shows. They are some of the most genuinely nice and cool (no pun intended) people I have met, and I wish them all the success in the world. Cool Dads has not said whether or not they will be making more music in future, but- based on Jay and Danny's enthusiasm about the project- I believe there is more to come from this hip-hop duo. I'm really glad these two sweethearts are my Cool Dads.

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