Grandfather - Album Release Party - Cameo Gallery

We’ve got a Friday morning special here at Big Ass Lens that will hopefully knock you out of the post-thirsty Thursday drinking coma and rearrange your facial features – but not on the Elvis Costello tip. We trekked it out (okay, more like a supremely simple subway ride) to the rather killer, and extremely free album release show of psych-tinged, grunge scions Grandfather a couple weeks ago in Williamsburg and came back with a treat. Fresh off their recording session with Steve Albini in Chicago, the band has just released their debut Why I’d Try on CD and Vinyl and put on a free gig at Cameo Gallery, September 18^th. They apparently dig on the whole free concept because their all-analog recorded album is available for zilch via their website, and we’re not complaining. It kills on some run-for-the-hills goodness – guitars jagged enough to pierce skin, with that thundering rhythm section only Albini can provide.

Grandfather - AWOL - Live in Williamsburg

We first caught these guys at a couple gigs prior to their recording and it looks like time in the studio has done them well. Taut, confident and ready to kill, their set of crushing tunes reminded us that at some point people made good hard rock records. Who knew?

Aside from giving us all a great set to watch, Grandfather also gave the BAL Crew more access, so we busted out two cameras for this bad boy and snapped up a fiercely played, two-minute blast called “AWOL” from their LP.

Check it out!

Link: How Grandfather Made A Record With Steve Albini In Three Days: Part I (Sonic Scoop)