Grandaddy - Blu Wav

A prolific storyteller, Jason Lytle is inspired by the overwhelming beauty of nature to the mundane moments that spark life's strongest memories.

With the album title Blu Wav meant to be a literal mash-up of "bluegrass" and "new wave", the new collection has a distinct feel, a uniform vibe, and a somewhat unexpected sound. It was conceived as Grandaddy maestro Jason Lytle was driving through the Nevada desert, and Patti Page's "Tennessee Waltz" came across the classic country station on the radio. He was immediately intrigued by the possibilities of what it might sound like to keep the slow sway and sweet, simple lyrics of the bluegrass waltz while adding layers of dense synthesizers and the electronics of new wave. It incorporates the lo-fi lushness and sometimes-psychedelic orchestration Grandaddy is knownfor with Lytle'sfirst foray into true country.

Seven of its 13 songs are waltzes, and as Lytle notes, "there's an inordinate amount of pedal steel."

1. Blu Wav
2. Cabin In My Mind
3. Long As I'm Not The One
4. You're Going To Be Fine And I'm Going To Hell
5. Watercooler
6. Let's Put This Pinto On The Moon
7. On A Train Or Bus
8. Jukebox App
9. Yeehaw Ai In The Year 2025
10. Ducky, Boris And Dart
11. East Yosemite
12. Nothin' To Lose
13. Blu Wav Buh Bye