Final month, Grandaddy shared the twentieth anniversary Sumday field set. Now, they’re finished reminiscing; they’ve introduced their new album Blu Wav, the follow-up to 2017’s Final Place. The gorgeous, heartbreaking lead single “Watercooler” is out right this moment.
“Most of my relationships have concerned women who labored in workplace settings,” frontman Jason Lytle mentioned in an announcement. “This music is in regards to the finish of 1, or maybe just a few, of these relationships. Listeners will even discover the pedal metal on this observe and finally on many others from the forthcoming new album. It’s a primary for Grandaddy, and I couldn’t be extra thrilled about this truth.”
The title Blu Wav combines “bluegrass” and “new wave,” encapsulating their knack for melding genres into one another. It was impressed by a time Lytle was driving by way of a desert whereas listening to Patti Web page’s “Tennessee Waltz” on the radio; he questioned what it could sound like with synthesizers and electronics.
Take heed to “Watercooler” beneath.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Blu Wav”
02 “Cabin In My Thoughts”
03 “Lengthy As I’m Not The One”
04 “You’re Going To Be Positive And I’m Going To Hell”
05 “Watercooler”
06 “Let’s Put This Pinto On The Moon”
07 “On A Prepare Or Bus”
08 “Jukebox App”
09 “Yeehaw Ai In The 12 months 2025”
10 “Ducky, Boris And Dart”
11 “East Yosemite”
12 “Nothin’ To Lose”
13 “Blu Wav Buh Bye”
Blu Wav is out 2/16 on Dangerbird Data.
