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GRANDADDY – Then And Now

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8 May 2025

Californian daydreamers GRANDADDY, today centred more than ever around
singer-songwriter Jason Lytle, started their musical cruise back in 1992. Between
2006 and 2012 they took a long break, but are happy again together since.

ALBUMS

Under The Western Freeway (1997)
The Soptware Slump (2000)
Sunday (2003)
Just Like The Fambly Cat (2006)
Last Place (2017)
Blu Wav (2024)

Concert Poster 2003

Under The Western Freeway
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Their 2nd LP The Soptware Slump turns 25 on May 29.
The band will celebrate the anniversary with a handful
of American shows.

The Sophtware Slump


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BIG BLASTS FROM THE PAST – 10 Classic Albums Turning 25 In 2025

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Back in time

30 December 2024

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Band: PRIMAL SCREAM

Album: XTRMNTR
6th one, #3 in the UK.

AllMusic: “XTRMNTR is a nasty, fierce realization of an entire
world that has also lost the plot. It’s simply a protest, sonically
as well as lyrically, and maybe this would be a fine time to once
again rally behind something worthwhile.”

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Artist: PJ HARVEY

Album: Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Her 5th longplayer. #23 in the UK. Platinum in the US.

NME: “A magnificent, life-affirming opus.”

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Band: THE WHITE STRIPES

Album: De Stijl
The duo’s 2nd one. No. 137
in the UK. No. 38 in the US.

Rolling Stone: “Feisty and clever. Like everything about the White Stripes,
the album proves that you don’t need bombast to make a blues explosion.”

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Band: RADIOHEAD

Album: Kid A
4th LP. No. 1 in the UK, US, Ireland,
Scotland, New Zealand and Canada.

The Guardian: “Even listeners raised on krautrock or
Ornette Coleman will find Kid A a mystifying experience.”

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Artist: RICHARD ASHCROFT

Album: Alone With Everybody
Solo debut.

NME: “Ashcroft’s newly discovered stability has done nothing
to blunt his powers of communication or reduce his belief in
the apocalyptic potential of music.”

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Band: SHELLAC

Album: 1000 Hurts
3rd full length.

AllMusic: “True to Shellac form, the record is a sound purchase.
Within the domain of atonal, anti-commercial rock & roll, very
few are on their level.”

R.I.P. Steve Albini.

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Band: THE DELGADOS

Album: The Great Eastern
3rd longplayer. #12 in the UK, #37 in
their home country Scotland.

DIS: The Great Eastern is a majestic
journey of astounding beauty.

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Band: GRANDADDY

Album: The Sophtware Slump
Second LP.

The New York Times: “A heart-achingly beautiful requiem for
a culture in which progress and technology have led to alienation
and disposability”.

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Band: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

Album: Rated R
Second one. #16 in the US,
#54 in the UK.

AllMusic: “R is mellower, trippier, and more arranged than its predecessor, making
its point through warm fuzz-guitar tones, ethereal harmonies, vibraphones, horns,
and even the odd steel drum.”

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Band: AT THE DRIVE IN

Album: Relationship Of Command
Their 3rd. #33 in the UK,
#116 in the US.

BBC Music: “Mesmerising. A statement of
grand intent that could never be followed.”

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New Albums In 2024 – GRANDADDY Have Their 6th One ‘BLU WAV’ Out On 16 February

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25 December 2023

Californian daydreamers GRANDADDY, now centred more than ever
around, singer-songwriter Jason Lytle give birth to their 6th longplayer,
named BLU WAV on 16 February 2024. Pre-order info here.

Press info: “A prolific storyteller, Jason Lytle is inspired by the overwhelming beauty of nature to the mundane moments that spark life’s strongest memories. With the album title Blu Wav meant to be a literal mash-up of “bluegrass” and “new wave”, the new collection has a distinct feel, a uniform vibe, and a somewhat unexpected sound.

It was conceived as Grandaddy maestro Jason Lytle was driving through the Nevada desert, and Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” came across the classic country station on the radio. He was immediately intrigued by the possibilities of what it might sound like to keep the slow sway and sweet, simple lyrics of the bluegrass waltz while adding layers of dense synthesizers and the electronics of new wave. It incorporates the lo-fi lushness and sometimes-psychedelic orchestration Grandaddy is known for with Lytle’s first foray into true country. Seven of its 13 songs are waltzes, and as Lytle notes, “there’s an inordinate amount of pedal steel.”

Our ears already enjoyed 2 tracks. Two relaxing reveries, two
observative musings, carried by Lytle‘s near-whispering vocals.

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– WATERCOOLER –


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GRANDADDY Share Another Bittersweet Reverie From Their Upcoming Album With ‘CABIN IN MY MIND’

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Musings for the laziest day of the week

3 December 2023

Californian daydreamers GRANDADDY, now centred more than ever around,
singer-songwriter Jason Lytle announced the birth of a new LP, their 6th, a few
weeks ago. It’s named BLU WAV and will come our way on 16 February 2024.
More info here.

Following lead single Watercooler we can enjoy a second new one.
Cabin In My Mind is a characteristic Grandaddy reverie with Lytle‘s
near-whispering vocals over a bittersweet and maudlin melody.

Lytle: “A while back, I was traveling with a friend, doing some shows and just riffing,
and he came up with this phrase. It made so much sense to me and had so many things
just within the title itself: shutting off and just, like, going inward. It’s fun to imagine literally
a cabin inside your mind. “I’m out of here, see ya, guys,” and you walk in the front door, shut
the door and disappear for a while. It was perfect like an old country song where the title says everything. I remembered the phrase, and it was easy for me to pick it up and just make it work.”

CABIN IN MY MIND

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Soulful Sunday With Daydreamers GRANDADDY And Their New Sweet Musing ‘WATERCOOLER’

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29 October 2023

Californian melancholia rockers GRANDADDY, now centred more
than ever around singer-songwriter Jason Lytle announced a new LP,
their sixth. It’s named BLU WAV a will appear on 16 February 2024.
More info here.

The first single is named WATERCOOLER

LYTLE: “Most of my relationships have involved girls who worked in office settings.
This song is about the end of one, or perhaps a few, of those relationships. Listeners
will also notice the pedal steel on this track and eventually on many others from the forthcoming new album. It’s a first for Grandaddy, and I couldn’t be more thrilled
about this fact.”

First thing. I never heard a song about a watercooler.
Second thing. Lytle still writes sweet musings and his
soft voice is still instrumental for those musings.

WATCH/LISTEN

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Picked By TURN UP THE VOLUME – 10 Ace Albums Turning 25 in 2022

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13 December 2021

Back to 1997…

Band: RADIOHEAD (UK)
Album: OK COMPUTER

Released: 21 May 1997 – their 3rd LP
Score: No 1 in the UK, Scotland
and Belgium, #21 in the USA

Pitchfork said: “The record is brimming with genuine emotion,
beautiful and complex imagery and music, and lyrics that are
at once passive and fire-breathing. OK Computer is like tossing
David Bowie, old U2, Spacehog and lots of Pink Floyd into a
blender and pushing the ‘kill’ button.” Score: 5/5.

Stream here…

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Band: THE VERVE (UK)
Album: URBAN HYMNS

Released: 29 September 1997 – 3rd LP
Score: #1 in the UK, Ireland, New-Zealand
and Ireland, #23 in the USA

NME wrote: “Its sheer magnificence and spirit is such that
the danger of it overwhelming anything that follows it is obvious.
This, after all, is the musical signature of the year.” Score: 4/5.

Stream here…

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Band: SPIRITUALIZED (UK)
Album: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE

Released: 16 June 1997 – 3rd LP
Score: #4 in the UK

Pitchfork: “Masterpiece. The music is timeless.” Score: 5/5.

Stream here…

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Band: PRIMAL SCREAM (Scotland/UK)
Album: VANISHING POINT

Released: 7 July 1997
Score: No 2 in the UK and Scotland

AllMusic said: “The group is still capable of creating exotic,
thoroughly entrancing sounds, which is what makes Vanishing
Point a remarkable comeback.” Score: 4.5/5.

Stream here…

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Band: GRANDADDY (US)
Album: UNDER THE WESTERN FREEWAY – debut LP

AllMusic said: “A fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest,
and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation.” Score: 4/5.

Stream here…

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7. Evergreen by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
8. Time Out Of Mind by BOB DYLAN
9. ‘Stupid Stupid Stupid’ by BLACK GRAPE
10. ‘Dig Your Own Hole’ by THE CHEMICAL BRORTHERS

GRANDADDY – Reveal New Synths Sparkling Track From Upcoming Album…

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Fresh electrifying impulses for your ears…

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‘Evermore’ by GRANDADDY

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Last October Californian pop dreamers GRANDADDY announced their return with first new album in a decade, titled ‘Last Place’ and revealed first track Way We Won’t. Now
the band has shared another one. EVERMORE flies up there high, driven by the band’s vintage synths sound. Here’s the sparkling rainbow…

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New album ‘Last Place’ out 3 March…