Sumday - Grandaddy
  • Band Name: Grandaddy
  • Record Label: V2
  • Release Date: Jun 10, 2003
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78 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: The best indie rock band to come out of Modesto, California in quite some time (well, ever, we'd think) returns with a long-awaited fourth LP, arriving a full three years after The Sophtware Slump thanks to worldwide tours and a lengthy recording process.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Spin
    100
    A warm and deeply engaging snapshot of fractured relationships and existential dread. [Aug 2003, p.116]
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  2. Mojo
    80
    As the concerns that drive Lytle's lyrics lift out, the well-known tremulous quiver and fragile vocals become increasingly irreplaceable, the perfect medium for songs about articulating the intangible. [Jun 2003, p.94]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    While they still sound pretty much like Neil Young if he'd heard an Aphex Twin record, the anxieties that '...Slump' articulated have been replaced by frontman Jason Lytle's desire to address more simple matters.
  4. Launch.com
    60
    The album may not improve on 2001's Sophtware Slump, but its pleasures lie in accepting reasonable underachievement, and knowing that speed kills.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. AlbertEinstein
    10
    I just recently discovered Grandaddy and their "Sophware Slump", so I really didn't have any particular expectations for "Sumday". Maybe that was a good thing, because I enjoyed it very much. In fact, I found it more consistent and focused than "Slump". If you're aware of Jason Lytle's influences, you shouldn't be surprised where Grandaddy's sound is heading. If you're expecting Radiohead, you will probably be disappointed. Not me. I found "Sumday" way more entertaining than Hail To The Thief. To me, the pleasures of Sumday came totally out of the blue. ;o) Guess some of the old fans will be scared away, but many new ones (like myself) will emerge. PS. John A...Actually ELO released a new record in 2001 called "Zoom". Great stuff! Now it's on! ;o)… Expand
  2. RBrown
    10
    Three years later, the most frequently played album in the CD player. Patiently waiting for next full length release.
  3. JeffD
    10
    Unlike most great albums that take at least a couple listens to get into, this album jumps out and grabs you from the first to the last note. This is probably the only album I have ever heard that is playable for my grandparents, parents, and kids at the same time. The Sophtware Slump is a great album too, but how can anybody like that melancholic album more than a great, happy, summery album like this one.… Expand
  4. benjaminbunny
    8
    No, it's not the mini-masterpiece that was '"The Sophtware Slump"--"Sumday" lacks the thematic cohesion and colorful analog palette that made that disc so memorable. However more homogenous the instrumentation is here, "Sumday" claims its beauty in simplicity and lyrical honesty. In songs like "I'm On Standby" and "The Final Push To The Sum," Jason Lytle's personal struggles are more straightforward or autobiographic than the more narrative-based tracks from "TSS." And frankly, despite some redundancy, "Sumday"'s warm melodies really are endlessly listenable, I've been playing this record for months now and have yet to get remotely tired of it. Recommended.… Expand

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