• Band Name: Grandaddy
  • Record Label: V2
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. 83
    Grandaddy's Moogy, moody music still sounds like ELO as HAL-9000. [Oct 2005, p.137]
  2. A rare EP that feels more like a full-length release with the filler trimmed. [#11, p.117]
  3. 80
    Both spectacularly riotous and deliciously bittersweet. [Nov 2005, p.112]
  4. Zilla delivers a cleverly orchestrated junket of joyful raucousness and synth whirls.
  5. A mixed bag of bouncy, speed-fueled pop songs and spacey neo-psychedelia flooded with waves of synthesizer.
  6. If this is an indication of what to expect [on the next LP], things are going to get very hairy. [8 Oct 2005, p.43]
  7. 70
    An essential half-term report. [Nov 2005, p.94]
  8. 68
    Less produced and certainly less poppy. [#17, p.97]
  9. 60
    A vehement kiss-off to California's Central Valley. [Nov 2005, p.136]
  10. Tracks such as Florida and Pull The Curtains... add a Pixies-ish aggression to their signature bleepy country rock. [Nov 2005, p.124]
  11. More difficult to embrace than earlier Grandaddy releases.
  12. A goofy, sloppy mini-album, cramming familiar Weezer fuzz, stoned piano ballads, playful analogue synths, and misguided Bad Company references into a little more than half an hour.
  13. 50
    A boring reminder of past work. [Dec 2005, p.104]
  14. Whatever magic they once had appears to have deserted them.
  15. Aside from those two songs ["Florida" and "Pull The Curtains"], however, there aren't many highpoints.
User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. GeoM
    6
    Really easy!, Like a friendly ballad with two Rock songs. But it is one of my favorites bands.
  2. SeanT
    8
    i like this a lot because it harkens back to their "under the western freeway" days. i am glad they got rid of some of the polish.
  3. dferris
    9
    I really enjoyed this little treat from one of my favorite bands. A great teaser for a new album early next year. I will admit that they really don't uncover any new territory here, they may even step back a little, but that only makes me remember why I fell in love with Grandaddy in the first place. Full Review »