Blu Wav

by Grandaddy

Blu Wav cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 16, 2024
  • Label: Dangerbird
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:57
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Jason Lytle

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Blu Wav', Grandaddy fuses its titular portmanteau of bluegrass and new wave into a focused set of introspective, country-inflected ballads. Frontman Jason Lytle's production centers on waltz tempos and, for the first time, prominent pedal steel guitar, creating a placid and melancholic backdrop for his wryly sorrowful lyrics about loss and loneliness. The band's first album since the passing of bassist Kevin Garcia, the restrained and cohesive work is often regarded as a poignant, and possibly final, chapter in their catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, breakup, male vocalist, space, folk

Tracklist

  1. Blu Wav (01:05)
  2. Cabin in My Mind (03:30)
  3. Long as I'm Not the One (04:35)
  4. You're Going to Be Fine and I'm Going to Hell (04:44)
  5. Watercooler (04:26)
  6. Let's Put this Pinto on the Moon (01:25)
  7. On a Train or Bus (03:37)
  8. Jukebox App (04:36)
  9. Yeehaw Ai in the Year 2025 (01:29)
  10. Ducky, Boris and Dart (03:32)
  11. East Yosemite (04:22)
  12. Nothin' to Lose (04:55)
  13. Blu Wav Buh Bye (01:41)

Credits

  • Jason Lytle - vocals, instrumentation, production, mixing, cover art
  • Max Hart - pedal steel guitar
  • Francie Chang - layout, design
  • Aaron Espinoza - recording
  • Tucker Martine - mixing
  • Ruairi O'Flaherty - mastering at nomograph mastering
  • Chris Pace - additional recording and assistance
  • Brian Rosemeyer - additional recording and assistance

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