Grateful Shred - Might as Well (2025)

Tracklist

01. Jack Straw
02. Sweet Baby
03. Sitting in Limbo
04. Next Time You See Me
05. Cassidy
06. Jack a Roe
07. To Lay Me Down
08. Lazy River Road

Celebrated for balancing their sun-soaked reinventions of Grateful Dead classics with a punk rock ethos, Grateful Shred flips the Grateful Dead’s unfinished studio business into a tight and personal indie manifesto on their first-ever studio album, Might As Well. Set for release June 6 via their own independent imprint Liberty Hair Farm Records, Might As Well will be available via vinyl and digital formats, with pre-orders live now. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the band’s blues-drenched single “Sweet Baby”, a fiery preview of the band’s mission to reimagine songs the Dead never committed to tape.

A kinetic collective of West Coast roots chemists, Grateful Shred have taken these eight songs, and put their own unique patina on them, showcasing with otherworldly fluidity, channeling 1970’s Los Angeles ~ Laurel Canyon magic. Might As Well marks a milestone for this canon of material: a full-length studio effort reimagining songs the Grateful Dead never recorded in-studio. Might As Well was recorded at UHF Studio in Glendale, CA, and the album shines with the band’s signature communal energy, combining deep-cut Dead gems like “Lazy River Road” and “Sitting In Limbo” (a Jerry Garcia Band staple), and rugged classic like “Cassidy” and “Jack A Roe” with fresh Shred twists.

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