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2020's Over Covers
Rock · 2020

2020's Over Covers

Grandaddy

Sparse, tape-saturated covers recorded in isolation. Jason Lytle transforms indie anthems into hushed, synth-flecked lullabies for the end of a weary year.

December 21, 2020 · Not On Label (Grandaddy Self-released)

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2020's Over Covers is a fragile, intimate document of a very specific moment in time. Released just as a historically difficult year was drawing to a close, Jason Lytle strips away the fuzzy, overdriven space-rock grandeur of his full-band work in favor of something much more skeletal. It sounds like a man sitting at a kitchen table with a four-track recorder and a few beloved melodies, trying to find a sense of peace in the quiet. The production is thick with analog warmth and the kind of charming imperfections, such as creaking chairs and tape flutter, that make the listener feel like they are in the room.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the iconic synth line of The Boy with the Arab Strap is rendered on a fragile, slightly out-of-tune piano.
The layered, breathy vocal harmonies on In My Room that make the Beach Boys classic feel like a private confession.
The subtle tape hiss and room noise that fills the gaps between the sparse acoustic guitar strums.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does 2020's Over Covers sound next to the rest of Grandaddy's catalogue?

Solitude+0.8σ

Solitude saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

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