Jason Lytle Moves On From Grandaddy

Following the release of Grandaddy's final record, 2006's 'Just Like the Fambly Cat,' frontman Jason Lytle went on tour for it. Without the band. "I went through an awkward period of not speaking to the other guys," Lytle tells Spinner. "There was a time for healing and readjustment we all needed. The only reason I toured was because I didn't want to shirk my responsibilities of promoting a record I believed in."

Going by that logic, fans can expect to see Lytle out on tour again soon -- this time in support of his first proper solo album. Chances are good that it'll sound like a natural progression from 'Fambly Cat,' with no major artistic changes that wouldn't have happened anyway, had Grandaddy stayed together. Lytle is okay with that. "Seeing as how I recorded this album in a very similar manner as the others, I believe there will be a lot of familiar elements," admits Lytle. The album, entitled 'Yours Truly, The Commuter' will drop on May 19th.

As for the other guys in Grandaddy, Lytle simply says, "I am speaking to a few of them now." Well, that's a start but by the sounds of it, that doesn't bode well for a Grandaddy reunion at Coachella any year too soon. Then again, if hell froze over for the Eagles, anything is possible.