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 RuthJEM
Down to Earth
Paul McCartney
Memory Almost Full
Space Vs. Time
The Old and New Avant-Garde
JOSEPH ARTHUR AND THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS
Temporary People
R.E.M.
Unplugged 1991&2001 The Complete Recordings
WOLFMOTHER
Wolfmother
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