Modesto, CA. Other than bringing back memories of George Lucas' American Graffiti, there isn't much else to think about the town. Well, except of course for the fact that it...
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"Skater dudes with big beards," is how Giant Sand's Howe Gelb lovingly described this unlikely quintet from quiet central California. After its home-recorded,...
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Being from northern California, Grandaddy always gets compared to Pavement -- and rightly so, in some respects -- but this probably isn't the best way to start on the band....
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Before there was a genre labeled "alternative," there was just a lot of
weird, freaky music that defied easy categorization. Then suddenly everybody
sounded like a...
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Picking up where their Signal to Snow Ratio EP left off, Grandaddy's wittily named second album The Sophtware Slump upgrades the group's wry, country-tinged rock with...
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The four songs on Signal to Snow Ratio make a beautiful progression from Under the Western Freeway, Grandaddy's last full-length release -- the band takes a large step away...
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Modesto slacker pop combo Grandaddy are confronted by evil forces from without and within, endless rock CD reissues and suburban boredom following them like ghosts. But do...
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Three years after the critically acclaimed The Sophtware Slump, Grandaddy returns with Sumday, which actually sounds more like a "sophtware slump" than their previous effort...
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Picking up where their Signal to Snow Ratio EP left off, Grandaddy's wittily named second album The Sophtware Slump upgrades the group's wry, country-tinged rock with...
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Picking up where their Signal to Snow Ratio EP left off, Grandaddy's wittily named second album The Sophtware Slump upgrades the group's wry, country-tinged rock with...
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A collection of B-sides, EPs, and rare tracks, this release proves just how consistent Grandaddy is. Their enjoyable, but highly eccentric style was just as well-performed...
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Twee-jawed indie hippies Grandaddy deliver a pleasantly useless mixtape with Artist's Choice: Below the Radio. Featuring a predictable grab bag of similarly lo-fi precious...
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