Song, by Toad — 6. Jason Lytle – Music Meant to Accompany the Art of Ron Cameron There are many reasons I love this album, not least of which the fact that I have been waiting for Jason Lytle to give us something weird and challenging for ages now.  In the end th... more info

Song, by Toad — Oooh, awesomeyawesomeness!! I interviewed Jason Lytle in May 2005, prior to the release of his debut solo record Yours Truly, the Commuter.  He told me back then that he had an urge to release, and I paraphrase a little here, ‘a big old mess, litt... more info

Stereogum — When we premiered Admiral Radley’s “I Heart California” I mentioned the complicated relationship singer Jason Lytle (formerly of Grandaddy) must have with his home state. The “…drugs fall out of diaper bags” line is telling, as are all t... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When Modesto native and former Grandaddy leader Jason Lytle opens new project Admiral Radley with the tongue-in-cheek "I Heart California," one could easily be mistaken for believing that the artist -- who long ago relocated to Montana -- is lookin... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When Modesto native and former Grandaddy leader Jason Lytle opens new project Admiral Radley with the tongue-in-cheek "I Heart California," one could easily be mistaken for believing that the artist -- who long ago relocated to Montana -- is looking.... more info

Stereogum — 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 2009 Lytle released his debut solo album, lately he�... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — One of the many bands I didn't get to see at SXSW this year, Admiral Radley, recently made their debut single "I Heart California" available for free download. If you're not familiar with Admiral Radley, they're a new quartet combining Jason Lytle a... more info

Stereogum — 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 even thinking of calling themselves “Earlidaddy�... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Sunday brought some very sad news to the music world. Mark Linkous, otherwise known as Sparklehorse , died by suicide this weekend. He'd suffered--and I mean suffered--from deep depression for a long time. Several years ago I remember re... more info

NME — Plus the songwriter reveals he's working on a new full solo album more info