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Under the Western Freeway
Rock · 1997 · 10 tracks

Under the Western Freeway

Grandaddy

Analog synths and fuzzy guitars recorded with a dusty, bedroom intimacy. A lonely, beautiful collision of rural Americana and low-budget science fiction.

October 21, 1997 · V2 Records GmbH

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A gentle, dusty loneliness that finds a strange comfort in the hum of old machines.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Nonphenomenal Lineage
3:11
03
Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance
5:27
04
Summer Here Kids
3:36
05
Laughing Stock
6:00
06
Under the Western Freeway
3:02
07
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away
5:14
08
Poisoned at Hartsy Thai Food
1:14
09
Go Progress Chrome
2:32
10
Why Took Your Advice
4:08
11
Lawn & So On
9:05
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the skeletal acoustic opening of track 1 into the wide, humming synth pads that feel like a sunrise.
The sudden, jarring burst of distorted guitar energy in 'Summer Here Kids' that perfectly captures suburban frustration.
The way 'Lawn & So On' dissolves into nearly ten minutes of ambient, crickets-and-machinery atmosphere to close the record.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Under the Western Freeway sound next to the rest of Grandaddy's catalogue?

Cabin In Woods+1.5σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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