Maybe you were introduced to it by your friends, your older siblings, or your kids — either way, if you’re even a casual connoisseur of ’90s pop culture, you’ll always have a special place in your heart for The Adventures of Pete & Pete. The Nickelodeon show followed the exploits of two red-headed suburban siblings and the zany town that they lived in. Though that might not sound like much, I’d bet half of American children born from 1979-89 could dish on the imprint that this clever little program made on their eager young minds. Now the members of Grand Lake, who I’m guessing fall squarely into that demographic, have taken the music of Pete & Pete and made it their own. The band just posted their version of the show’s theme (a Polaris song called “Hey Sandy”) to their Bandcamp for free download. Head over there to get it for free, or listen here. It’s been creating quite a buzz in the blogosphere, too — they got a nice write-up on Strangers In Stereo, and made the weekly playlists on Largehearted Boy & Consequence of Sound, not to mention an appearance on the Urban Outfitters blog.
Grand Lake’s new album, Blood Sea Dream, is available now [iTunes]. They’ll be at the Beehive on September 18th, which is also our “official” grand opening and Grand Lake’s last show for some time! More details to come. Happy Labor Day!
