Tracks 4 and 5 were recorded live for Triple J's Home & Hosed program by Linda Radclyffe and Cameron McCauley at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney on June 21, 2006.
(All songs written, arranged and performed by Dappled Cities) Dave Rennick - Guitar, Vocals Tim Derricourt - Guitar, Vocals Ned Cooke - Keyboard, Sampler Alex Moore - Bass Guitar Hugh Boyce - Drums Mark Bradshaw - Keys ("Holy Chord", "Work It Out", "Fire Fire Fire", "The Eve The Girl", "Within Hours"), Vocals ("Holy Chord") Bjorn Baillie - Vocals ("Battlewon") Peter Walker/Jim Fairchild - sing, shout and bang things (here-there-and-everywhere) Produced by: Jim Fairchild and Peter Walker Recorded and Engineered by: Mike Cresswell Recorded at: Sunset Sound, Sonora Recorders, New Monkey Studios Mixed by: Jacquire King Mastered by: Dave Cooley A&R by: Jeff Castelaz and Peter Walker Artwork by: Cole Gerst Design by: White Mope WebWombat.com said, "While Dappled Cities may not be locals, there is definitely a familiar tone to their sweet and hypnotic tunes.
"[3] The Onion A/V Club said, "Throughout Granddance, Dappled Cities favor martial drums and grand gestures, looking to capture the bigness and dewy wonder of acts like The Flaming Lips, The Shins, and The New Pornographers."
From the playful falsetto vocals that so frequently float over the shrill melodies which soar throughout most of the album, the Australian band are indie pop that brings to mind The Decemberists.
What is more, the band can boast that former Grandaddy guitarist − now All Smiles frontman − Jim Fairchild and Peter Walker produced 'Granddance' along with Jacquire King (Modest Mouse, Tom Waits).