I thought I knew my Grandparents. I mean, I love them no matter what, but I was naturally surprised when they totally flipped on me and changed up their sound. You would expect some level of consistency from your Grandparents, right? Well, it took some getting used to, but it turns out my new Grandparents are actually way cooler than the old ones. Even though I miss those nug-sparking Floydian jams, I'm totally down to trade them out for this goo-gazey coupling of Kevin Shields' tape-wrapped whammy with taut, garage-kraut workouts. Grandparents' new EP Sugar Beach documents a band unchained, yet in total control, playing really fucking loud. In fact, it pretty much legitimizes Grandparents as THE number one band to keep an eye on in this town right now. CHRIS CANTINO