Jason Lytle has just released a new song online called 'Dept. Of Disappearance'! When I first heard that Lytle had reformed Grandaddy for a number of mostly European festival shows this summer, I was a bit confused - as it was he who broke up the band in 2006. It also seemed like he was due for a follow up to his debut solo album - 2009's 'Yours Truly, The Commuter'. What was my most favorite indie rock singer/ songwriter thinking - how much longer would I have to wait for a follow up album now - and why did he reform Grandaddy?
It turns out that the Grandaddy reformation started as just a one off show in San Francisco, but once word got out about this other festival offers naturally started pouring in. So beginning next week Grandaddy play four shows in California followed by a month of dates in Europe. Here's the full itinerary if you're lucky enough to live close by one of the shows - if I had the money I'd drive down to California and go to all four - and then fly to London for the last one!
Wednesday, August 8th in Big Sur, California USA @ Henry Miller Library
Saturday August 11th in San Francisco, California USA @ Outside Lands
Sunday, August 12th in San Francisco, California USA @ The Independent
Monday, August 13th in Los Angeles, California USA @ Fonda Theatre
Friday, August 17th in Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
Saturday, August 18th in Trondheim, Norway @ Pstereo
Wednesday, August 22nd in Malmo, Sweden @ Malmo Festival
Friday, August 24th in Zurich, Switzerland @ Zurich OpenAir Festival
Saturday, August 25th in Pully, Switzerland @ For Noise Festival
Sunday, August 26th in Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
Wednesday, August 29th in Manchester, UK @ Ritz
Thursday, August 30th in Glasgow, Scotland @ ABC
Friday, August 31st in Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic
Sunday, September 2nd in Salsbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Tuesday, September 4th in London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
In a recent interview with MTV's Hive Lytle had this to say regarding the possibility of recording new Grandaddy material: "You know what? I have all these songs that I work on over the years. Things come and go and I do definitely sock stuff away. Just mental notes to self, like, “Yeah, man this reminds me of something that could be considered a Grandaddy song.” There’s some stuff, and I think primarily, the more introspective things, I think is more what I consider my own stuff. I’ve actually amassed enough stuff …I’ve been fantasizing about the idea of making another Grandaddy record and making something that I’m going to make sound like a Grandaddy record. Guilty pleasure, kitchen-sink stuff."
Even better than this great news is that we don't have to wait long for his second solo album - as 'Dept. Of Disappearance' will be released on October 16th on the ANTI- label - and he's just released the title track online this week!
'Dept. Of Disappearance' combines a number of Lytle's common themes - escaping, feeling lost, and of course the beauty of nature. The lyrics set the mood in the first half of the song, allowing you to drift along to the music and perhaps imagine what it might be like to plan your own disappearance in the second half... Enjoy!
Bonus Track! Since Grandaddy is touring this month it's only fitting to feature one of their finest songs today as well. I believe 'He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot' from their 2000 release 'The Sophtware Slump' to be one of the most stunning epic album opening tracks ever recorded... Enjoy!
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