Great Grandpa share new single "Doom"
Great Grandpa share new single "Doom"
Out now via Run For Cover Records
“[‘Kid’ is an] absolute stunner.” - NPR Music
“'Kid' isn’t a song as much as it is a poignant symphony with its sweeping, dynamic sense of cinema.” - Stereogum
“[‘Kid’ is] a reminder that even though we can’t hold onto everything we love, that ephemerality gives us all the more reason to try and do so anyway.” - Paste
Today, Great Grandpa present a new single, “Doom,” via Run For Cover Records, and announce their first tour in 5 years. Great Grandpa recently made their highly-anticipated and “epic return” (Brooklyn Vegan) with the gorgeous track “Kid,” and Doom” is another cathartic entry in the band’s beloved catalog. Penned by Pat Goodwin soon after the release of 2019’s acclaimed Four of Arrows, the song swirled in the band’s consciousness, taking on many iterations before being officially recorded in 2024. “Doom,” produced by guitarist/engineer Dylan Hanwright and Goodwin, is the bands’ first self-produced track since 2017’s Plastic Cough. It sees the band at the furthest end of their prog/math-rock spectrum — at times embracing the odd time signatures and heavy electric guitar of their early years while expanding on the dark, knotty chamber-folk of Four of Arrows.
Listen to Great Grandpa’s “Doom”
In the autumn of 2020, Great Grandpa - the close-knit group of Al Menne, Dylan Hanwright, Cam LaFlam, and Pat and Carrie Goodwin - didn’t know if they would go on. After starting on the follow-up to Four of Arrows, each member was called in different directions, some to new countries, new jobs, new life stages. But as Menne puts it simply, “Time passed and I missed my friends.” As any good relationship built on mutual love, trust, and a mountain of shared history, the quintet—who grew up in Seattle and have been making music together for a decade—were drawn back into one another’s orbits in 2023. And now, with two new tracks and a run of tour dates on their belt, Great Grandpa continues. These upcoming live shows will be fans’ first opportunity to hear new music live. A full list of dates can be found below.
Listen to Great Grandpa’s “Kid”
Great Grandpa Tour Dates
Nov. 2 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
Jan. 29 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
Jan. 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Jan. 31 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
Feb. 1 - Boston, MA @ Something in the Way Fest
Mar. 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Highland Park Ebell
Mar. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
^ w/ Pseudo Saint
