Jason Lytle (born March 26, 1969) is an American musician best known for his work in the indie rock group Grandaddy.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Solo albums 2.2 Compilation appearances 2.3 Guest appearances 3 External links
[edit] Biography
A fan of music at an early age, he played drums as a child. Skateboarding, however, captured his interest and by his late teens he was a sponsored amateur.[1] While laid up with a career-ending ACL injury, he started to play music again, writing songs and eventually setting up a home studio. Grandaddy came together gradually, signed to V2 Records, put out albums, and toured the world.
Struggling with substance abuse problems, Lytle cleaned up at the expense of his relationship with the rest of the band, recording much of the band's final album, Just Like the Fambly Cat, on his own. In December 2005, six months prior to the release of Just Like the Fambly Cat, the band decided to break up: the reasons included elusive mainstream success, despite widespread critical acclaim, and lack of money.[2][3] Early in 2006, Lytle moved to Montana from Modesto, California, where he had lived his whole life.[1]
Mid-2006 saw Lytle briefly touring the U.S. in support of The Fambly Cat, playing new arrangements of Grandaddy songs as a duo with Rusty Miller of Jackpot.[4] The tour was brokered as part of a deal to get V2 to agree to releasing a Grandaddy DVD that Lytle has in the works.[5]
Lytle's debut solo album, Yours Truly, the Commuter, was released on May 19, 2009 on the ANTI- label.[6]
On December 7th, 2009, Lytle independently released an EP of seven improvised piano recordings as an Xmas gift to fans through his website on bandcamp.com.[7] He also announced that he is currently working on his second solo album. [edit] Discography Further information: Grandaddy#Discography [edit] Solo albums Yours Truly, the Commuter (2009) [edit] Compilation appearances All Together Now (2006, Little Monster/V2) (song: "All You Need Is Love") Real Fun: Polaroids from the Independent Music Landscape (2007, PictureBox) (song: "Thee Everything") I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey (2006, Vanguard) (song: "Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain") [edit] Guest appearances The Band of Blacky Ranchette — Still Lookin' Good to Me (2003, Thrill Jockey) (drums, keyboards, vocals) Jackpot — Moonbreath (2007, Jackpine Social Club) (backing vocals) M. Ward — Hold Time (2009, Merge) The Crystal Method — Divided by Night (2009, Tiny E) (vocals on "Slipstream") Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse — Dark Night of the Soul — (2009) (vocals on "Jaykub" and "Everytime I'm with You") Sage Francis — Li(f)e (music, "Little Houdini")
