Grumpy Plum was founded by front-person Tallulah Swasey in early 2019 after deciding to take her singer songwriter performances up a notch. In the early stages of writing, Tallulah performed some of the youngest Grumpy Plum songs as just an acoustic act. At one Mahall's performance, she met who would then be the first drummer and bassist of the band. Only 4 months after forming the trio had decided to record 4-track EP ‘Don’t Yell At Me’ at Superior Sound with Jim Wirt. Before the pandemic, Grumpy Plum began building their name around Cleveland by playing shows almost every week and eventually took their first mini-tour to Chicago and Detroit. As covid hit, shows ceased but thanks to Tiktok and Tallulah’s boredom during the shutdown, ‘Dollhouse’ quickly grew its streams into the millions as they reached cities and countries around the world.
In March of 2020, the trio had just begun recording their sophomore EP, ‘Would You Tell Me?’, which the band wouldn’t end up finishing until the following August as businesses began to open up again. Through social media, the band retained presence through Instagram and Tiktok livestream performances.
The band released single, ‘Everything is Fine’ followed by their first 9-track album titled ‘Real Tough Guy’. The independently run, female-fronted project has continued to grow their following to over 50,000 across social media platforms and seeks out new ears and audiences. Grumpy Plums most loved performances include Brite Winter Festival 2022 and 2023, and Rock the Halls at the House of Blues Cleveland. Their music is best described as brutally honest, soft but loud, funny but devastating.
With new beginnings as a duo, Grumpy Plum plans to broaden their audience through out of state performances and new music in 2025.
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