Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California.
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11 Facts About Grandaddy
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Grandaddy released four studio albums before splitting in 2006, with band members going on to solo careers and other projects.
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Grandaddy reformed in 2012, made a number of live appearances and released its fifth studio album, Last Place, in March 2017.
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Fairchild, who left another band to join Grandaddy, was another former professional skateboarder and had already guested with them; Dryden had been Fairchild's "jam-buddy".
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Around the time that The Sophtware Slump was released, Grandaddy was invited to open for Elliott Smith on his tour for Figure 8.
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In March 2012, it was announced that Grandaddy had reformed and were to play a limited number of shows, including London on September 4, and headlining the End of the Road Festival in the UK.
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Grandaddy played San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and Paris's Rock en Seine Festival in August 2012.
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Grandaddy recorded basic drum tracks in a soundproofed room and overdubbed cymbals and tom toms.
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Grandaddy recorded his vocals close to the strings of a piano for what he described as a "ghostly effect".
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Lytle described how the Grandaddy recordings became more of a solo effort, and the right conditions for recording:.
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