A Pretty Mess by This One Band

A Pretty Mess by This One Band is an EP by American indie rock band Grandaddy, released in April 1996 through record label Will. It includes several songs taken from the band's earlier cassette-only release Complex Party Come Along Theories.^[1]

A Pretty Mess by This One Band
EP by Grandaddy
Released	1996
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Will
Grandaddy chronology
A Pretty Mess by This One Band (1996) Under the Western Freeway (1997)

Release

A Pretty Mess by This One Band was released in April 1996 by record label Will. Its songs were reissued in 2002 on the album The Broken Down Comforter Collection.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic writer Dean Carlson gave it a three-star review, describing it as "a decent litmus test for the group's own potential. Definitely not as pretty as the title might suggest, but still one of the better – although flawed – messes from America's indie underground", comparing it to Pavement, Pixies and Yo La Tengo.^[3] Guitarist Jim Fairchild put the similarities to Pavement down to their recording budget: "We had very meager means when we recorded our first album for Will Records, so it's naturally going to sound more lackadaisical and sloppy than our current records."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jason Lytle.

1. "Away Birdies with Special Sounds"
2. "Taster"
3. "Peeano"
4. "Kim You Bore Me to Death"
5. "Pre-Merced"
6. "Gentle Spike Resort"
7. "Egg Hit and Jack Too"