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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
K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys
Morning Train
Mason Proper
Shorthand EP
OVER THE RHINE
The Long Surrender
POTATOE BABIES
The ‘Festival’ Compilation (a.k.a. the Masturbation Compilation)
BUNKBED NIGHTS
Last Show CDR
THE GOURDS
Heavy Ornamentals
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