Signal to Snow Ratio

Signal to Snow Ratio is an EP by American indie rock band Grandaddy. It was released in 1999 by record label V2.

Signal to Snow Ratio
EP by Grandaddy
Released	1999
Genre	Indie rock
Label	V2
Grandaddy chronology
Under the Western Freeway (1997) Signal to Snow Ratio (1999) The Broken Down Comforter Collection (1999)

Musical style

Describing the EP's musical style, AllMusic's Nitsuh Abebe writes "the band takes a large step away from its more straightforward pop and rock constructions, choosing instead to toy with the vintage electronics which added texture to [Under the Western Freeway], and to work with more roundabout and inventive pop structures which come off perfectly. Far from the typical Pavement and Weezer references which hovered around the LP, the best aesthetic reference for Signal to Snow Ratio would be more along the lines of Mercury Rev – the sounds might be completely different, but the intelligent and imaginative approach to rethinking pop music is very much the same."^[1]

Release

Signal to Snow Ratio was released in 1999 and is also included in the special edition of the album The Sophtware Slump.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[3]

Brent DiCrescenzo of Pitchfork described it as "A brief burst of infectious ideas, while sometimes specious, the EP packs as many subtle effects and pleasurable references that seem possible before bursting the po-mo bubble in its 13 minutes."^[3] Nitsuh Abebe of AllMusic described it as "a beautiful progression from Under the Western Freeway, Grandaddy's last full-length release" and "a very promising note from an ever-more-promising band."^[1]

Track listing

All music written by Jason Lytle.

1. "Hand Crank Transmitter"
2. "Jeddy 3's Poem"
3. "MGM Grand"
4. "Protected from the Rain"