Artist:Jason Lytle
Song:Brand New Sun
Album:Yours Truly, The Commuter
Jason Lytle is best known as leader of the band Grandaddy. It started out as a home recording project and he turned it into a band. After Grandaddy disbanded in 2005, Lytle signed a new record deal and released the 2009 album Yours Truly, The Commuter. He reformed Grandaddy in 2012 and now he goes back and forth between solo and the band. He was born Mar. 26, 1969 in Modesto, CA. Lytle played drums as a child. He was a competitive skateboarder as a teen until he blew out his knee. That's when he started Grandaddy and signed with Virgin Records. After modest success, Lytle got tired of touring and Grandaddy split up in 2005. Eventually Lytle signed a new record deal with ANTI- and released the 2009 album Yours Truly, The Commuter. So what's the difference between Grandaddy and a Jason Lytle solo album? Probably not much but I think at the time, he had no plans to reform Grandaddy. He formed another band Admiral Radley and released an album in 2010. After releasing another solo album, Lytle reformed Grandaddy in 2012. They are now signed with Dangerbird Records and they released an album last month. So I think at this point Lytle is concentrating on Grandaddy but that could change tomorrow. Here's Kevin Lytle performing Brand New Sun at the 2009 SXSW in Austin, TX.
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