Great Grandpa

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Great Grandpa
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Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington
Genres Indie rock, indie pop
Years active2015–present
Labels Double Double Whammy, Big Scary Monsters
Website www.greatgrandpa.band

Great Grandpa are an American indie rock group from Seattle, Washington. [1]

Contents

History

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]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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References

  1. Henry, Dusty (5 July 2017). "Great Grandpa's Try-Hard Snack Rock". Seattle Weekly . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Rettig, James (17 November 2015). "Great Grandpa – "Mostly Here" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. Cohen, Ian. "Great Grandpa: Plastic Cough". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. Rettig, James (30 June 2017). "Stream Great Grandpa Plastic Cough". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. Sherman, Maria. "Songs We Love: Great Grandpa, 'Teen Challenge'". NPR Music . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. Mandel, Leah. "Great Grandpa Premieres "Fade," A Grungy-Sounding Pop Song About Feeling Jaded". The Fader . Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. Corcoran, Nina (21 August 2019). "Great Grandpa Aren't The Band You (Or They) Think They Are". Stereogum . Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. Rettig, James (22 October 2019). "Album Of The Week: Great Grandpa Four Of Arrows". Stereogum . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  9. "Four of Arrows by Great Grandpa on Apple Music". iTunes . Retrieved October 7, 2019.