I’m eagerly anticipating the release of Grandaddy‘s new album, Just Like the Fambly Cat. It’s a shame that this will be their last studio album, as I’ve just recently become a fan of theirs. Leader Jason Lytle recently spoke with Paste Magazine:

Unfortunately, money was a big part of [the decision to break up]… The band wasn’t making money and the guys were always broke, and [having been] appointed the ringleader early on, I was exhausted with having to constantly dish out excuses and assurances and false hope. We did this for a long time, often considered on the verge of greatness, and greatness never came, and collectively the will to make that happen disappeared… It’s been a bummer to hear from people how much we meant to them and how they simply don’t want us to stop. It’s sad.

And so it goes. I’ve been listening to “Elevate Myself”, track 11 from the album. It sounds like a slick little single, and I’ve heard that the rest of the album is of similar quality. Like a greatest hits album, but with all new songs. There are drawbacks to this praise, however. Remember that Smash Mouth’s Astro Lounge album was once categorized as such.

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