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Grandaddy was an indie rock group from Modesto, California, United States. Biography Grandaddy was formed in 1992 by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. In 1995, guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden joined the band. Musically, the band features guitars (both in the indie rock style and in a fashion calling Jeff Lynne to mind), keyboards reminiscent of Philip Glass's minimalist style and vocals in the key of Neil Young. The band's musical style (somewhat classifiable as indietronic) often combines experimental electronic sounds with elements of folk and rock. Lyrics generally focus on isolation in a high-tech world grafted onto rural America. Common themes in the band's music are wildlife, obsolete technology, robots, incompetency and heartbreak. Lyricist Jason Lytle spent time working in a sewage treatment facility, which heavily influenced many of the so

Discography

Just Like the Fambly Cat


Just Like the Fambly Cat


Signal to Snow Ratio


Under the Western Freeway


Crystal Lake


Sumday (+1 Bonus Track)


Sumday


Artist's Choice: Below the Radio


Under the Western Freeway


The Sophtware Slump


DoublePlays: Sumday/The Sophtware Slump


Chasing My Dream [CLEAN]



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