What do you know.  Greg Freeman, who I saw this past weekend, released a new video.  

 Over 20 years ago I bought an album, maybe based on the fact that it looked interesting or something.  I likely was the only kid in my high school and maybe even in my town who listened to this album (sometimes I feel that way with a lot of the stuff I'm into), but I soon became hooked on Grandaddy's Sumday.  I remember sitting in Physics class while popular kids did whatever they did and I just listened to Grandaddy.  

Over twenty years later,  I finally managed to get to see them live.  Upon arriving at the show, I found out that I am not the only one who went solo, and that the community of fans for this band is just stunning, as the show sold out.  We joked about how people just shrug their shoulders when you mention this band, and our only friends that listen to them are someone we haven't talked to for fifteen years or so.  

Not only that, I worked myself through a phobia that I had developed in my thirties that involved driving/going into the city by myself, especially at night.  I drove solo to the venue and went to the event by myself.  Some phobias are just so difficult get past, no matter what you do. I nearly cried on my way home because to somehow work myself though that is really an accomplishment for me because panic attacks and anxiety is often like paralysis for those of us who suffer from that.  .  

That being said, I love this band more than ever.  As an adult, I see where Grandaddy truly stands as amongst the greatest indie rock has to offer, whether people know them or not (they don't seem to care about that and the fans know the truth).  

I got to hear the entirety of "The Sophtware Slump" played through, as well as selections from other albums.  Not to mention up and coming rocker Greg Freeman, who I plan to keep listening to more, opened the show.  

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/grandaddy/2025/union-transfer-philadelphia-pa-4b466b16.html

 I find it a bit strange that people in my life who are supposed to care about my well-being just don't care. They verbally and emotionally abuse, they ignore, they make you feel stupid, they hang up.  It's strange to say the least.  

Sharp Pins made one of the best albums of 2025, and now they are releasing another.