Five years. That’s how long it’s been since Great Grandpa graced us with an album. In that time, we’ve survived a pandemic, seen billionaires launch themselves into space, and watched approximately 7,000 new streaming services pop up. But finally, the wait is over. Their new album, ‘Patience, Moonbeam‘, is out on March 28th, and the lead single, ‘Junior,’ is already here to make you nostalgic for a time when pulling off “light crimes” with your mates was considered a solid Friday night.
A Band on a Break, Not a Breakup
When a band goes radio silent for half a decade, you start to wonder if they’ve called it quits. Turns out, Great Grandpa wasn’t splitting up, they were just living, and that’s a pretty important thing to do as an artist. Lead singer Al Menne moved to LA and went full solo mode, Dylan Hanwright got hitched and started producing, Cam LaFlam became a full-time book nerd and opened a shop, and Pat and Carrie Goodwin moved to Denmark to have a baby and live their best European lives. Basically, everyone was busy doing their own thing and, I assume, collecting life experiences to fuel their next batch of bangers.
In 2023, they regrouped, scrapped most of what they’d been working on, and started fresh. Classic overachievers.
If their last album, Four of Arrows, was a sprawling indie-rock masterpiece, Patience, Moonbeam takes that DNA and tosses in a few mutations for good measure. The result? An album that’s part rock opera, part country hoedown, and entirely unpredictable.
Tour Time
In case you need more proof that Great Grandpa is fully back, they’re also hitting the road for their first US tour in forever. The dates kick off in late January. Grab those tickets now.
Patience, Moonbeam Tracklist:
1. Sleep
2. Never Rest
3. Junior
4. Emma
5. Lady Bug
6. Kiss The Dice
7. Doom
8. Task
9. Top Gun
10. Patience, Moonbeam
11. Ephemera
12. Kid
Tour Dates:
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
Great Grandpa is proof that sometimes, taking a break is the best thing you can do. Patience, Moonbeam feels like the work of a band that’s grown, changed, and still found their way back to each other. It’s completely worth the five-year wait.
Watch the Official Video for Great Grandpa’s ‘Junior’ Below:
