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Modesto CA, United States (1992 – 2006, 2012 – present)

Grandaddy are an American band formed in Modesto, California in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch; although a noisy, approach characterized early recordings like 1994’s Complex Party Come Along Theories, with the 1995 additions of guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden the group’s sound expanded exponentially over the course of subsequent efforts including the unreleased Don’t Sock the Tryer and the 1996 EP A Pretty Mess By This One Band. Originally issued on indie label Will Records, 1997’s acclaimed full-length Under The Western Freeway proved Grandaddy’s creative breakthrough, and the following year the album was reissued on major-label V2, with “Summer Here Kids” earning Single of the Week honors in the pages of the NME. The Broken Down Comforter Collection, a compilation of singles tracks, preceded the 1999 Signal To Snow Ratio EP, which heralded a movement toward the vintage electronic textures further in evidence on 2000’s superb The Sophtware Slump. In 2002, the group released another odds-n-sods collection, Concrete Dunes, which paved the way for a busy 2003: that spring, Grandaddy released the Floating Debris EP and their fourth full-length, Sumday, and spent the rest of the year touring, making appearances at festivals such as Glastonbury. In 2005, they resurfaced with the Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla EP and a full-length album (Just Like The Fambly Cat) followed in 2006. It was to be their last, though Jason Lytle continues to tour, playing Grandaddy songs as well as his own solo works.
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  • blowupbulwell

    Great band this https://sites.google.com/site/phoneslots

    21 May 2:46pm Reply

  • Skygazer1

    Tour already again, dammit!

    18 Apr 7:36am Reply

  • Andrey0992

    A.M. 180

    28 Feb 12:59pm Reply

  • TaylorRoxs3

    i'm on grandaddy listen to that granddaddy

    21 Feb 4:04pm Reply

  • IndieFolkRadio

    Indie / Folk Radio - Bringing you a continuous mix of the nicest indie and folk tunes - http://open.soundrop.fm/s/WbqGgJ03gquKjV6V

    8 Feb 7:44am Reply

  • GreenKamo

    I'm rediscovering how amazing every single Grandaddy release is. Even Fambly Cat is incredible, I don't care

    23 Jan 4:46am Reply

  • yugman

    Pretty much the best band in the world.

    25 Dec 2012 Reply

  • mazahaka_a

    positive band)

    17 Dec 2012 Reply

  • dichterisch

    http://www.last.fm/music/William+McAteer

    11 Dec 2012 Reply

  • radioheadfloyd

    2000 Man / A Grandaddy Music Video *** Dear Grandaddy fans n folks --- Would love to get some of your views and feedback for '2000 Man / A Grandaddy Music Video' that I filmed and edited in 2007. "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot" resonated deeply with me then when I was trapped in a life that I realized I had not chosen. As a huge Grandaddy fan I knew I had to make the video that I kept seeing in my head every day on the way to work ------ Here's one review from back in 2007: ---- "That was definitely beautiful. You captured the mood, you nailed exactly what you set out to nail: the feeling of.. quiet desperation as the system, and it's routine suck the life spark out of one. You nailed this. This is good art. I love it when visuals are built for the music, and not the other way around. Very amazing. " Please click the 'Like' thumbs up button under the left side of the video. Then leave a great heartfelt comment - Thank you so much! http://youtu.be/mH9sfo0Vryg

    13 Nov 2012 Reply

  • RIPELIVEJAM

    this band is basically the embodiment of silicon valley?

    3 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Under_Radar_Mag

    Our take on Jason Lytle's new album: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/dept._of_disappearance/

    19 Oct 2012 Reply

  • treejay9

    check out jason lytle's new song: http://rockandrollcanneverdie.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/new-song-jason-lytle-your-final-setting-sun/

    29 Sep 2012 Reply

  • andy-urqu

    I saw these dudes at Glasgow ABC a couple of weeks back - does anyone remember the song that was put up on the projector before Grandaddy came on? I really liked the sound of it, but had no idea who it was. It sounded like halfway between the Flaming Lips and OK Go (or maybe more like White Rabbits - quite percussion-y), except with a younger, blonde, clean shave singer dude, and the video had a blue screen in it, with colourful concentric circles behind the band performing? It was two songs before that Arcade Fire one, if that helps. Help me out internet, I'd be grateful, and you'd get music points for it.

    12 Sep 2012 Reply

  • puismourir

    Saw them live last night. Wow.

    3 Sep 2012 Reply

  • thunder2221

    YEAH BOIS! (Flavor Flav impression) Tonight's the night!

    29 Aug 2012 Reply

  • boppawombat

    yayyyyyyyy the Grandaddys are back playing live again....... rejoice!!! :)

    9 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Shannonline

    oh wow grandaddy are active again! ^__^

    8 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Petahhhh

    Cali residents are lucky. I'm on the complete opposite side of the States. Hopefully they tour US after they release an album.

    8 Aug 2012 Reply

  • yugman

    End of the Road... can't wait. Test tones, failed clones and odd parts made you.

    3 Aug 2012 Reply
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