Grandaddy

Grandaddy

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Formed in Modesto, California in 1992, dreamy indie outsiders Grandaddy's experiments with lo-fi electronica created crackling landscapes of melancholic Americana that charmed the critics and influenced a splurge of atmospheric pop bands. The vision of ex-skateboarder Jason Lytle, other regular members of the band included Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia, and Tim Dryden. Grandaddy’s sound came from the juxtaposition of rural isolation with robotic modernity, but their lofty sonic ambitions were met by scratchy DIY limitations. Second album Sophtware Slump (2002) stands as their finest moment, earning a 9/10 review from NME magazine, which came to be regarded as something of a lost classic. Sumday (2003) brought more acclaim, but the band stood firmly in the shadows, refusing to sign with a major label or play the industry game. Amid growing financial stresses and continuing tensions, the band split after the release of Just Like The Fambly Cat (2006) with Lytle becoming a solo artist and Jim Fairchild playing with Modest Mouse and recording under the name All Smiles. Grandaddy reunited in 2012 and performed live throughout the next year. However, no new music was released until they issued the album Last Place in 2017. The planned tour to promote the album was cancelled when bandmember Kevin Garcia died on May 2, 2017, of a massive stroke. After a prolonged break, Jason Lytle (as Grandaddy) released the album Sophtware Slump….. On a Wooden Piano (2020), which found the band leader performing the entire album on piano. Three years later, a compilation entitled Sumday: The Cassette Demos was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original album’s release. Jason Lytle returned as Grandaddy for the album Blu Wav, the group’s sixth official album, which included the singles “Watercolor” and “Cabin in My Mind.”

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Top tracks

02
A.M. 180
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:21
01
Way We Won't
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:21
Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Evermore
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:39
Composers: Jason Lytle
04
The Crystal Lake
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
05:00
07
Broken Household Appliance National Forest
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
04:34
01
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
08:53
01
My Little Skateboarding Problem
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
03:39
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
I'm On Standby
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:12
01
Now It's On
Grandaddy
Sumday
04:08
08
That's What You Get for Gettin' Outta Bed
Grandaddy
Last Place
03:35
Composers: Jason Lytle
09
Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:44
11
A Lost Machine
Grandaddy
Last Place
06:11
Composers: Jason Lytle
06
Underneath the Weeping Willow
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
02:40
10
O.K. With My Decay
Grandaddy
Sumday
06:11
08
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
03:25
07
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
05:14
04
Summer Here Kids
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:36
02
Hewlett's Daughter
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
03:07
06
El Caminos In The West
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:22
05
Chartsengrafs
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
02:51
03
Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
05:27
11
So You'll Aim Toward the Sky
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
04:43
10
Miner At the Dial-A-View
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
05:21
05
Laughing Stock
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
06:00
02
Hewlett's Daughter (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
04:31
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
10
Why Took Your Advice
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
04:08
08
Saddest Vacant Lot In All The World
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:51
09
Go Progress Chrome
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
02:32
06
Under the Western Freeway
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:02
01
Nonphenomenal Lineage
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:11
03
The Go In The Go-For-It
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:40
11
The Warming Sun
Grandaddy
Sumday
05:43
04
The Group Who Couldn't Say
Grandaddy
Sumday
04:08
08
Where I'm Anymore
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:06
05
Watercooler
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:26
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
RIP Coyote Condo #5
Grandaddy
RIP Coyote Condo #5
07:56
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
11
Elevate Myself
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:42
12
Songbird Son
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:18
Composers: Jason Lytle
07
I Don't Wanna Live Here Anymore
Grandaddy
Last Place
02:32
Composers: Jason Lytle
02
Jeez Louise
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:41
07
Yeah Is What We Had
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:45
07
Skateboarding Saves Me Twice
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:23
14
This Is How It Always Starts
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:47
03
In My Room
Grandaddy
2020's Over Covers
02:43
Writer: Gary Usher - Brian Wilson / Composers: Gary Usher - Brian Wilson
03
Long as I'm Not the One
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:35
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
Pull the Curtains
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
03:00
07
Broken Household Appliance National Forest (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
04:05
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Way We Wont (KUTX SXSW Session)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
03:12
Composers: Jason Lytle
08
Poisoned At Hartsy Thai Food
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
01:14
10
Love Hurts
Grandaddy
Resistance Radio: The Man in the High Castle Album
03:22
Composers: Boudleaux Bryant
04
The Crystal Lake (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
05:51
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
Blu Wav
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
01:05
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
13
Disconnecty
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:33
04
You're Going to Be Fine and I'm Going to Hell
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:44
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
04
Wives of Farmers
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
03:40
09
50%
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01:03
07
Goodbye?
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
05:42
02
At My Post
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
06:09
03
Summer... It's Gone
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
05:30
01
Bison on the Plains
Grandaddy
Bison on the Plains
05:11
02
Cabin in My Mind
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
03:30
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
08:41
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Rear View Mirror
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:07
02
Brush With the Wild
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:08
Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Lost On Yer Merry Way
Grandaddy
Sumday
06:17
02
Derek Spears
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
03:12
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
Why Would I Want to Die
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
04:23
Composers: Not Documented
04
Wretched Songs
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
05:46
Composers: Not Documented
11
East Yosemite
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:23
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
01
The Boat Is in the Barn (Home Piano Demo)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
06:23
Composers: Jason Lytle
04
The Town where I'm Livin Now
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
04:44
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
10
Jed the 4th
Grandaddy
Last Place
02:04
Composers: Jason Lytle
05
The Boat Is in the Barn
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:38
Composers: Jason Lytle
10
Guide Down Denied
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:32
03
12-Pak-599
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
03:58
Composers: Not Documented
07
On a Train or Bus
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
03:37
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
My Small Love
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
01:22
Composers: Not Documented
06
Florida
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
04:38
05
Fuck the Valley Fudge
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
03:40
06
The Animal World
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
04:53
10
Ducky, Boris and Dart
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
03:32
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
13
L.F.O.
Grandaddy
Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel
03:24
05
Levitz
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
04:25
Composers: Not Documented
01
The Fox in the Snow
Grandaddy
The Fox in the Snow
04:38
Writer: Isobel Campbell - Stephen Jackson - Christopher Geddes - Stuart David - Michael Cooke - Sarah Martin - Stuart Murdoch / Composers: Isobel Campbell - Stephen Jackson - Christopher Geddes - Stuart David - Michael Cooke - Sarah Martin - Stuart Murdoch
12
Campershell Dreams
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:44
06
Underneath the Weeping Willow (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
02:11
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
08
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground) (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
03:26
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle

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  • Discography
Albums
Blu Wav
2024 Jason Lytle under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
16-02-2024
Blu Wav
01
Blu Wav
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
01:05
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
Cabin in My Mind
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
03:30
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Long as I'm Not the One
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:35
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
04
You're Going to Be Fine and I'm Going to Hell
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:44
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Watercooler
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
04:26
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
06
Let's Put this Pinto on the Moon
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
01:25
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
07
On a Train or Bus
Grandaddy
Blu Wav
03:37
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
Sumday: Excess Baggage
2023 Jason Lytle under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
25-08-2023
Sumday: Excess Baggage
01
My Little Skateboarding Problem
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
03:39
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
Derek Spears
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
03:12
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Gettin' Jipped
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
03:02
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
04
The Town where I'm Livin Now
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
04:44
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Dearest Descrambler
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
02:18
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
06
Build a Box
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
04:15
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
07
Trouble with a Capital T (muzak version)
Grandaddy
Sumday: Excess Baggage
06:45
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
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Sumday: The Cassette Demos
2023 Jason Lytle under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
12-05-2023
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
01
Now it's on (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
03:32
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
I'm on standby (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
03:06
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
03
the go in the go for it (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
03:06
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
04
the group who couldn't say (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
04:29
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Lost on yer merry way (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
05:27
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
06
El Caminos in the west (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
03:27
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
07
yeah is what we had (cassette demo)
Grandaddy
Sumday: The Cassette Demos
03:43
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
2020 Jason Lytle under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
20-11-2020
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
01
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
08:41
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
02
Hewlett's Daughter (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
04:31
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Jed the Humanoid (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
03:56
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
04
The Crystal Lake (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
05:51
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
05
Chartsengrafs (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
03:55
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
06
Underneath the Weeping Willow (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
02:11
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
07
Broken Household Appliance National Forest (Piano Version)
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano
04:05
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Last Place
2017 Grandaddy under exclusive license to 30th Century Records
02-03-2017
Last Place
01
Way We Won't
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:21
Composers: Jason Lytle
02
Brush With the Wild
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:08
Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Evermore
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:39
Composers: Jason Lytle
04
Oh She Deleter :(
Grandaddy
Last Place
00:52
Composers: Jason Lytle
05
The Boat Is in the Barn
Grandaddy
Last Place
04:38
Composers: Jason Lytle
06
Chek Injin
Grandaddy
Last Place
02:09
Composers: Jason Lytle
07
I Don't Wanna Live Here Anymore
Grandaddy
Last Place
02:32
Composers: Jason Lytle
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01-01-2006
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01
What Happened
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
02:19
02
Jeez Louise
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:41
03
Summer's Gone
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
05:30
04
Oxygen / Aux Send
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01:09
05
Rear View Mirror
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:08
06
The Animal World
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
04:53
07
Skateboarding Saves Me Twice
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:23
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Just Like The Fambly Cat
2006 V2
01-01-2006
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01
What Happened...
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
02:19
02
Jeez Louise
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:41
03
Summer... It's Gone
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
05:30
04
Oxygen / Aux Send
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
01:09
05
Rear View Mirror
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
06:07
06
The Animal World
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
04:53
07
Skateboarding Saves Me Twice
Grandaddy
Just Like The Fambly Cat
03:23
Access the complete album info (15 songs)
Sumday
2003 V2
13-05-2003
Sumday
01
Now It's On
Grandaddy
Sumday
04:08
02
I'm On Standby
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:12
03
The Go In The Go-For-It
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:40
04
The Group Who Couldn't Say
Grandaddy
Sumday
04:08
05
Lost On Yer Merry Way
Grandaddy
Sumday
06:17
06
El Caminos In The West
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:22
07
Yeah Is What We Had
Grandaddy
Sumday
03:45
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Concrete Dunes
(P) 2002 Lakeshore Records
19-02-2002
Concrete Dunes
01
Why Would I Want to Die
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
04:23
Composers: Not Documented
02
My Small Love
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
01:22
Composers: Not Documented
03
12-Pak-599
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
03:58
Composers: Not Documented
04
Wretched Songs
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
05:46
Composers: Not Documented
05
Levitz
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
04:25
Composers: Not Documented
06
For the Dishwasher
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
03:53
Composers: Not Documented
07
Sikh in a Baja Vw Bug
Grandaddy
Concrete Dunes
02:06
Composers: Not Documented
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The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
2011 Entertainment One
08-05-2000
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
01
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
08:53
02
Hewlett's Daughter
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
03:07
03
Jed the Humanoid
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
04:19
04
The Crystal Lake
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
05:00
05
Chartsengrafs
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
02:51
06
Underneath the Weeping Willow
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
02:40
07
Broken Household Appliance National Forest
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump (Deluxe Edition)
04:34
Access the complete album info (30 songs)
The Sophtware Slump
2000 V2
01-01-2000
The Sophtware Slump
01
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
08:53
02
Hewlett's Daughter
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
03:07
03
Jed the Humanoid
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
04:19
04
The Crystal Lake
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
05:00
05
Chartsengrafs
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
02:51
06
Underneath the Weeping Willow
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
02:40
07
Broken Household Appliance National Forest
Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump
04:34
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Under the Western Freeway
1998 V2
01-01-1997
Under the Western Freeway
01
Nonphenomenal Lineage
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:11
02
A.M. 180
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:21
03
Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
05:27
04
Summer Here Kids
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:36
05
Laughing Stock
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
06:00
06
Under the Western Freeway
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
03:02
07
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away
Grandaddy
Under the Western Freeway
05:14
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
EPs
Things Anyway
2017 30th Century Records
13-10-2017
Things Anyway
01
The Boat Is in the Barn (Home Piano Demo)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
06:23
Composers: Jason Lytle
02
This Is the Part (Live and Hungover at WFUV)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
04:08
Composers: Jason Lytle
03
Way We Wont (KUTX SXSW Session)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
03:12
Composers: Jason Lytle
04
Brush with the Wild (Way Out West Demo)
Grandaddy
Things Anyway
04:25
Composers: Jason Lytle
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
2005 V2
01-01-2005
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
01
Pull the Curtains
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
03:00
02
At My Post
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
06:09
03
A Valley Son (Sparing)
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
04:51
04
Cinderland
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
03:20
05
Fuck the Valley Fudge
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
03:40
06
Florida
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
04:38
07
Goodbye?
Grandaddy
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
05:42
Singles
Long as I'm Not the One
2024 Jason Lytle under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
24-01-2024
Long as I'm Not the One
01
Long as I'm Not the One
Grandaddy
Long as I'm Not the One
04:35
Writer: Jason Lytle / Composers: Jason Lytle