# Blu Wav

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***Blu Wav*** is the sixth studio album by American [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Grandaddy](/source/Grandaddy). Released on February 16, 2024, through [Dangerbird Records](/source/Dangerbird_Records), it marks their first album in nearly seven years since *[Last Place](/source/Last_Place_(album))*, as well as their first since the death of bassist Kevin Garcia.[5] The album's title is a portmanteau of the genres [bluegrass](/source/Bluegrass_music) and [new wave](/source/New_wave_music).[2] It has been preceded by the singles "Watercooler" and "Cabin in My Mind".[6]

## Reception

[7] Editors at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Tim Sendra writing "if it's introspective, somewhat epic country rock balladry one desires, then *Blu Wav* might be just the thing" as "it's certainly the band's most focused record to date".[8] At *[BrooklynVegan](/source/BrooklynVegan)*, Bill Pearis called this "Grandaddy's mellowest record ever, but also maybe their most interstellar"[9] and this was shortlisted as one of the best albums of February 2024.[10] Shawn Donohue of *Glide Magazine* characterized this as "a solid, restrained offering and a fitting coda to their catalog" in response to rumors that this may be the final Grandaddy album.[11] In *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, Stevie Chick gave this album 4 out of 5 stars for combining "seductive joy" and "soft-focus happy-sadness is an addictive pleasure all its own".[12] *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)'*s Will Yarbrough gave *Blu Wav* a 6 out of 10, praising how the music "updates Grandaddy's core sound without overwriting the quirks in their circuitry", but critiquing that it "sticks to [its] framework a little too rigidly".[13]

Sean Fennell of *[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))* criticized this album in light of the strength of other Grandaddy albums, but noted several highlights that leave the release "uneven".[14] [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'s Arielle Gordon gave this album an 8.0 out of 10 for [Jason Lytle](/source/Jason_Lytle)'s "mix of humor and tragedy", with an album that "has a calmness and ease, even as [he] sings about feeling miserable".[15] Writing for *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*, Chris Conaton characterized this album as "mixed results" and gave it a 6 out of 10 for being "an interesting experiment not to attempt to find the balance at all".[16] *[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))'*s Joe Goggins characterized Blu Wav as "a startlingly assured embrace of alt-country" where "the rustic feel is front and centre" and gave it 4 out of 5 stars.[3] In a profile for *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)*, Danielle Chelosky wrote that this release has "devastating lyrics" mixed with a "sound [that] is placid and hopeful" with "a layer of nostalgic beauty".[4] Laura Barton of *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))* rated *Blu Wav* 4 out of 5 stars, summing up "The effect is to send the listener into a kind of emotional, geographical and chronological freefall, as if we might be passing through any decade, state or era in recent American history. A little lost, a little lovelorn, in hope of a place to land."[17]

A May 1 review of the best music of 2024 from [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) included this album.[18] A June 3 roundup of the best albums of the year in *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))* included *Blu Wav* and Jonah Bayer stated that "Jason Lytle might sound better now than when the group supported Elliott Smith back in the early 2000s".[19]

## Track listing

All songs written by [Jason Lytle](/source/Jason_Lytle).

1. "Blu Wav" – 1:05
1. "Cabin in My Mind" – 3:30
1. "Long as I'm Not the One" – 4:35
1. "You're Going to Be Fine and I'm Going to Hell" – 4:45
1. "Watercooler" – 4:26
1. "Let's Put this Pinto on the Moon" – 1:26
1. "On a Train or Bus" – 3:37
1. "Jukebox App" – 4:37
1. "Yeehaw AI in the Year 2025" – 1:29
1. "Ducky, Boris and Dart" – 3:32
1. "East Yosemite" – 4:23
1. "Nothin' to Lose" – 4:55
1. "Blu Wav Buh Bye" – 1:42

## Personnel

**Grandaddy**

- [Jason Lytle](/source/Jason_Lytle) – vocals, instrumentation, [production](/source/Record_producer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)), cover art

**Additional personnel**

- Francie Chang – layout, design
- Aaron Espinoza – recording
- Max Hart – [pedal steel guitar](/source/Pedal_steel_guitar)
- [Tucker Martine](/source/Tucker_Martine) – mixing
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) at Nomograph Mastering
- Chris Pace – additional recording and assistance
- Brian Rosemeyer – additional recording and assistance

## Charts

Chart performance for Blu Wav Chart (2024) Peak position

## See also

- [2024 in American music](/source/2024_in_American_music)
- [List of 2024 albums](/source/List_of_2024_albums)

## References

1. Haney, Taylor (2024-02-19). ["Rock band Grandaddy has returned—years after enduring a tragedy"](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/19/1232383846/rock-band-grandaddy-has-returned-years-after-enduring-a-tragedy). *[Morning Edition](/source/Morning_Edition)*. [NPR](/source/NPR). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

1. Kreps, Daniel (2023-10-25). ["Grandaddy Return to Merge Bluegrass and New Wave on New Song 'Watercooler'"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grandaddy-new-song-watercooler-blu-wav-1234862003/). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. [ISSN 0035-791X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0035-791X). Retrieved 2024-01-26.

1. Goggins, Joe (2024-02-14). ["Grandaddy – Blu Wav"](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/grandaddy-blu-wav). *[The Skinny](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Chelosky, Danielle (2024-01-24). ["Grandaddy's Jason Lytle On Restlessness, Shredding, Weird Jobs, & His Placid New Album *Blu Wav*"](https://www.stereogum.com/2247472/grandaddys-jason-lytle-new-album-blu-wav/interviews/tracking-down/). *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)*. Retrieved 2024-01-25.

1. Daly, Andrew (2024-02-17). ["Jason Lytle on Grandaddy's emotional return and his '70s Fender Jazzmaster"](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jason-lytle-grandaddy-blu-wav). *[Guitar World](/source/Guitar_World)*. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

1. Breihan, Tom (2023-12-01). ["Grandaddy – "Cabin in My Mind""](https://www.stereogum.com/2244216/grandaddy-cabin-in-my-mind/music/). *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)*. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

1. ["Blu Wav by Grandaddy Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/blu-wav/grandaddy). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. [Fandom, Inc.](/source/Fandom,_Inc.). n.d. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

1. Sendra, Tim (n.d.). ["Grandaddy – Blu Wav"](https://allmusic.com/album/mw0004127966). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. [RhythmOne](/source/RhythmOne). Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Pearis, Bill (2024-02-16). ["Album reviews: IDLES, Grandaddy, Omni, El Perro del Mar, Cast, more"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-2-16-the-week-in-classic-indie-college-rock-more/). *[BrooklynVegan](/source/BrooklynVegan)*. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Pearis, Bill (2024-03-01). ["Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of February 2024"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/indie-basement-best-songs-albums-of-february-2024/). *[BrooklynVegan](/source/BrooklynVegan)*. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

1. Donohue, Shawn (2024-02-14). ["Grandaddy Keeps It Twangy & Mellow On Chill 'Blu Wav'"](https://glidemagazine.com/299180/grandaddy-keeps-it-twangy-mellow-on-chill-blu-wav-album-review/). *Glide Magazine*. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

1. Chick, Stevie (2024-02-16). ["Grandaddy: Blu Wav review – sorrow leavened by flashes of humour"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/16/grandaddy-blu-wav-review-sorrow-leavened-by-flashes-of-humour). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. [ISSN 1756-3224](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1756-3224). [OCLC 60623878](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60623878). Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Yarbrough, Will (2024-02-15). ["Grandaddy: Blu Wav – soft reboot"](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/grandaddy-blue-wav-downsize-make-room-for-minor-updates). *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)*. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Fennell, Sean (2024-02-14). ["Grandaddy: 'Blu Wav' Album Review"](https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/grandaddy/grandaddy-fail-to-capture-past-highs-on-blu-wav). *[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))*. [ISSN 1540-3106](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1540-3106). Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. Gordon, Arielle (2024-02-22). ["Grandaddy: *Blu Wav* Album Review"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/grandaddy-blu-wav/). [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)). Retrieved 2022-02-22.

1. Conaton, Chris (2024-02-29). ["Grandaddy Try Country-Style Ballads With Mixed Results"](https://www.popmatters.com/grandaddy-blu-wav-review). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

1. Barton, Laura (2024-02-16). ["Grandaddy – Blu Wav"](https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/grandaddy-blu-wav-145085/). *[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))*. [ISSN 1368-0722](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1368-0722). Retrieved 2024-02-17.

1. ["The Best Music of 2024 So Far"](https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-music-2024-so-far/). [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)). 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-01.

1. Bayer, Jonah (2024-06-03). ["The Best Albums Of 2024 (So Far)"](https://www.spin.com/2024/06/the-best-albums-of-2024-so-far/). *[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))*. [ISSN 0886-3032](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0886-3032). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

## External links

- [Interview](https://ourculturemag.com/2024/02/16/grandaddy-blu-wav-interview/) with *Our Culture*

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