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Warm acoustic and electric guitars support Jack and Harry Lower’s tightly matched four-part harmonies, with Ned Ashcroft’s trumpet adding sudden brass colour. Songs such as “Tiny Feet” begin gently before turning rougher and louder; live, the quartet also snaps between half-time sway and double-time release.

More about Little Grandad

Little Grandad came together around the Lower brothers, guitarist and trumpeter Ned Ashcroft, and drummer James Brennan, then developed through relentless shows around London’s Windmill circuit. Their first recordings arrived through Communion in May 2026, with debut album Speak Softly, Son scheduled for January 22, 2027.

A story

Harry Lower finished a business degree but left the final certificate unopened in his bedroom once he committed to music.

Playing

• 2026-11-05 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Supersonic Records · Supersonic Records
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Start here

• Tiny Feet (2026) · Communion Records
  A slow build from close harmonies to ragged release
• Sleepwalking / Unmasked (2026) · Communion Records
  The debut pairing captures their melodic and sprawling extremes
• Babe, We’ve Run Out Of Time (2026) · Communion Records
  Five minutes of conversational vocals and shifting dynamics

Worked with

• Harry Lower band member, vocalist and songwriter
• Jack Lower band member, bassist and co-vocalist
• Ned Ashcroft band member, guitarist, trumpeter and songwriter
• James Brennan band member and drummer
• Kev Jones producer of Speak Softly, Son

For fans of

Bob Dylan, The Band, Neil Young, Divorce, Westside Cowboy

Official links

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