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Grandaddy
Released 2002

My Small Love
01:22
771 plays

Why Would I Want to Die
04:23
581 plays

Gentle Spike Resort
03:10
573 plays

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- 1
- Why Would I Want to Die
- 04:23
- 581 plays

- 2
- My Small Love
- 01:22
- 771 plays

- 3
- 12-Pak-599
- 03:58
- 447 plays

- 4
- Wretched Songs
- 05:46
- 366 plays

- 5
- Levitz
- 04:25
- 451 plays

- 6
- For the Dishwasher
- 03:53
- 408 plays

- 7
- Sikh in a Baja VW Bug
- 02:06
- 347 plays

- 8
- Lava Kiss
- 03:06
- 393 plays

- 9
- Fentry
- 04:26
- 379 plays

- 10
- Gentle Spike Resort
- 03:10
- 573 plays

- 11
- Away Birdies With Special Sounds
- 02:01
- 331 plays

- 12
- Kim, You Bore Me to Death
- 04:39
- 390 plays

- 13
- Pre Merced
- 03:01
- 342 plays

- 14
- Taster
- 04:09
- 340 plays

- 15
- Egg Hit and Jack Too
- 10:58
- 299 plays

album review

Essentially an expanded version of the odds-and-sods EP Broken Down Comforter Collection, Concrete Dunes collects Grandaddy's mid- to late-'90s rarities and B-sides. Though the track listing is slightly odd, putting early tracks like "Pre Merced" toward the collection's end, the album is still a pretty good overview of Grandaddy's evolution from shambling, fuzzed-out indie rock to the more ambitious, spacy sound of their later work. Standouts include the static-laden ballad "12-PAK-599"; "For the Dishwasher," a polished, richly textured track that's as good as anything on Grandaddy's albums; the surprisingly snarky "Kim You Bore Me to Death"; and "Wretched Songs," which mixes the group's noisy and introspective sides into a sweeping epic. Still, most of Concrete Dunes' material was originally rare for a reason -- many of the tracks feel somewhat underdeveloped. Grandaddy has such a knack for crafting heartbroken-yet-experimental music that the band could churn it out in their sleep, and pretty but unremarkable songs like "My Small Love" and "Gentle Spike Resort" do feel like they were written on autopilot. Fans who don't already own Broken Down Comforter Collection and can't wait for the follow-up to Sophtware Slump should find Concrete Dunes a worthwhile way to get a Grandaddy fix. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide