2012-12-03
When Under the Western Freeway was first released in 1997, I wrote it off as uninteresting and a bit too quiet. Perhaps my tastes have changed over the years. Upon listening to Grandaddy's first full-length in its entirety, fifteen years later I'm a convert. Consisting of Jason Lytle's breathy vocals over fuzzy guitar and analog synthesizer, Grandaddy's music has a dreamy quality to it. Add to this anthemic crescendos and themes of loneliness and you end up with pretty, though depressing stuff. Rebecca Ruth
Bless You Boys
Armed to the Teeth
Handsome Ghost
The Brilliant Glow
Jennifer O’Connor
Over The Mountain, Across The Valley & Back To The Stars
Death From Above 1979
Live at Third Man Records
SUBDUDES
Street Symphony
The B-52s
Funplex
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