Heralded as lo-fi geniuses for quite some time, Modesto, California's Grandaddy are an interesting piece of work -- literally. Self-recorded and produced, the band's singer/ringleader Jason Lytle mixes and mashes keyboards, found sounds and traditional rock instruments into densely layered, textured pop songs. The steady progression of their eclectic and peculiar sound into a streamlined and perfectly orchestrated one seems the product of a great deal of work -- not just a tortured ...  [+]