Great Grandpa | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Double Double Whammy, Big Scary Monsters |
| Website | www |
Great Grandpa are an American indie rock group from Seattle, Washington. [1]
Great Grandpa began in 2014, releasing their first EP titled Can Opener the following year on Broken World Media. [2] Two years later, the band released their first full-length album, Plastic Cough, on Double Double Whammy. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On October 25, 2019, Great Grandpa released their second full-length album titled Four of Arrows. Stereogum premiered Four of Arrows single 'Mono No Aware' in August 2019, [7] and also named the record as "album of the week" on the week of its release. [8]
Studio albums
EPs
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