Stereogum — Four members of Midlake, spearheaded by Eric Pulido, have formed a new supergroup called Banquet, and have recruited Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy to join them. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grandaddy made four albums between 1997 and 2006, two of which (2000's The Software Slump and 2003's Sumday) are early-'00s indie rock classics. In 2012, Gradaddy reformed for a few festivals and the band are currently working on their... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Midlake: half of these guys are in Banquet Jason Lytle is a busy guy. In addition to the new Grandaddy record that's being recorded currently, he's also part of a new supergroup called Banquet that also features his pal Ben... more info

Stereogum — Almost a year ago, we heard that Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle would be producing the next Band Of Horses album, which was exciting news for fans of 2000s indie. We hadn’t heard much about it since then, but in a new interview with Spanish music blog B... more info

Stereogum — Quirky, nature-obsessed sci-fi synth-prog OGs Grandaddy recently alerted the world that they’re working on a new album, their first since 2006’s Just Like the Fambly Cat. Now Lytle tells adventure magazine Stay Wild’s new video podcast Outsider... more info

Stereogum — Grandaddy were one of the greatest indie bands of the late ’90s and early 2000s. On albums such as The Sophtware Slump and Sumday, Jason Lytle’s group perfected a quaint yet expansive version of experimental rock that merged classic rock, scruffy... more info

Stereogum — The 2000 chamber-pop opus Figure 8 is the last studio album Elliott Smith completed before his death in 2003; it’s the one with the album cover that was turned into a mural in Los Angeles in tribute to Smith. And although I’m partial to Smith’s... more info

Stereogum — Grandaddy and Stone Temple Pilots were two of my favorite bands circa 2000, and I’m happy to report that they like each other, too. Actually, I can’t confirm how Jason Lytle feels about STP, but Scott Weiland apparently is a big fan of Grandaddy.... more info

Stereogum — Here’s some news that will have ’00s indie-heads all atwitter: Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle is producing the next Band Of Horses album. It makes a lot of sense, as both acts originated from the Pacific Northwest and put their own expansive modern sp... more info

Stereogum — We recently heard former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle’s new single “Bell’s View,” released on a hybrid disc that can be played in a CD player or on a turntable. The latest from Lytle is House Show, a live album recorded at his friend Stepha... more info