Grandaddy

Grandaddyis an Americanindie rockband formed in California in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch.

History

Complex Party Come Theoriesis their first work. After that, they got new guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden. They released EPA Pretty Mess By This One Bandin 1996, and their first full-length albumUnder The Western Freewayin 1997. “Summer Here Kids”, one of the songs in Under The Western Freeway, earned Single of the Week honors inNME.In 2000, inSophftware Slump,they created vintage, electronic, drift-off music. In,Concrete Duneswas released, without the band's permission. In 2003, the group released another album,Sumday,and received good reviews. In 2006,Just Like the Fambly Catwas released.

After the album, the band broke up in 2005. They did not doJust Like the Fambly Cattour concert. The band was utterly content and happy about the decision to end Grandaddy. In the song 'Elevate Myself', he says "I don't wanna work all night and day. On writing songs that make the young girls cry." Other members all worked in their own field, but Jim Fairchild was still working with music. He joined a guitarist inModest Mousetour, and he released his first solo album,Ten Readings of a Warning.In 2012, the band reunited forOutside Lands Festivalin San Francisco. In the same year, they played inEnd of the Road Festival.No album has been released since then.

In an interview, Jason Lytle tell why the band name got their name Grandaddy; They realized that they are too ugly to seduce young women, so they try to appeal to old women, just likeMorrissey.Birds frequently appear in their album cover, because birds are beautiful and colorful, and they can sing.

Style

Grandaddy's music has features in the late 90slo-fiindie rock. Their music has the catchy melodies that they are able to create with the synths and distorted guitars. Most of their musics are slow and emotional. Also, they used electronics. Their lyrics are mostly vague and abstract, but inventive. The album's most enduring image is a man sipping a beer and strumming an acoustic guitar in quiet, beautiful countryside.The Sophtware Slumpis generally regarded as the band's masterpiece, but other albums like Under the Western Freeway are popular, too.