Admiral Radley kicked off their tour with a free show at L.A.'s Hammer Museum. It's appropriate: the Hammer Museum is where the band decided on their name, via Admiral Radley himself. According to…   Read Story »

At different times, Midlake and The Sophtware Slump-era Grandaddy were getting Radiohead comparisons. Both have moved on from the label (for better or worse) or moved on entirely, as Lytle has. In…   Read Story »

Admiral Radley is made up of Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray from Earlimart and Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy. The band sounds like a good mix of both projects (their bio says they were…   Read Story »

From the title track down, Yours Truly, The Commuter finds ex-Grandaddy Jason Lytle focused on work and the folks who do it. For instance, his last video, the arresting General Assembly-directed "I…   Read Story »

Ex-Grandaddy Jason Lytle hasn't been shy about his new gently anthemic solo album Yours Truly, the Commuter. We've heard the mellow let's-get-inspired-and-outrun-the-rat-race title track, learned…   Read Story »

Ex-Grandaddy Jason Lytle told us about a "Brand New Sun" and delivered a breezy set at SXSW. Now the Montana transplant's giving us the title track for his forthcoming Yours Truly, the Commuter. Like…   Read Story »

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The last day at SXSW is always tinged with a depressing end-of-the-summer vibe. (Or maybe end of the school year?) However you want to frame it, once the Saturday sun…   Read Story »

A couple years ago Grandaddy called it quits. Before too long, the band's former leader Jason Lytle, will return with Yours Truly, the Commuter (05/19, Anti-). As the man's hat suggests, he's now…   Read Story »

Last week we mentioned ex-Grandaddy Jason Lytle shows up on M. Ward's forthcoming Hold Time. He'll also show up on his own forthcoming solo debut. He recently performed a track from it "Birds…   Read Story »

Indie rock and car commercials go hand in hand. Just ask Wilco. Tapping into an especially nostalgic playlist in our brain, the new Dodge Journey features Sophtware Slump-ing, keyboard-lined…   Read Story »