Last Place

by Grandaddy

Last Place cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Label: 30th Century, Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:53
  • Community rating: 3.38/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Jim Fairchild, Aaron Burtch, Tim Dryden, Kevin Garcia, Jason Lytle

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking the band's first album in over a decade, 'Last Place' serves as a sonic continuation of their established sound, blending fuzzy, lo-fi guitars with the melancholic warble of analog synthesizers. The self-produced record, largely written and recorded by frontman Jason Lytle, is lyrically informed by his divorce, exploring themes of dissolution, displacement, and regret with a weary yet observational tone. It balances moments of chugging, upbeat alternative rock with quieter, more sophisticated arrangements featuring piano and strings, ultimately capturing the band's signature fusion of cosmic rock and intimate, personal songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, male vocalist, melodic, noisy, slacker

Tracklist

  1. Way We Won't (04:21)
  2. Brush With the Wild (04:08)
  3. Evermore (04:39)
  4. Oh She Deleter :( (00:52)
  5. The Boat Is in the Barn (04:38)
  6. Chek Injin (02:09)
  7. I Don't Wanna Live Here Anymore (02:32)
  8. That's What You Get for Gettin' Outta Bed (03:35)
  9. This Is the Part (04:26)
  10. Jed the 4th (02:04)
  11. A Lost Machine (06:11)
  12. Songbird Son (04:18)

Credits

  • Jason Lytle - written by, performer, producer, engineer, mixed by, vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Aaron Burtch - performer, drums
  • Jim Fairchild - performer, guitar
  • Kevin Garcia - performer, bass
  • Tim Dryden - performer, keyboards
  • Lauren McShane - cello
  • Jeremy Sherrer - edited by [drums]
  • Josh Powell - engineer
  • Lucky Lew - engineer
  • Stephan Bayley - engineer
  • Geoff Barnett - management
  • Mark Chalecki - mastered by
  • John Vanderslice - mixed by
  • Tucker Martine - mixed by
  • Dan Cronin - photography by [front and back cover]
  • Kyleen King - viola
  • Patti King - violin

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