When you hear music like this—the wild, loose and woozy drags of guitar; the impossible beauty of it all—what kind of landscape presents itself in your mind? Vistas big enough to be forgotten in. Deserts which stretch back to the beginning of time. Infinite horizons melting into pink bokehs. It’s Texas, isn’t it?
Formed in 2017 in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley,Glare aren’t so much genre traditionalists as they are painters of wide realms and intense moods. The four-piece band has already accumulated a large audience, both in the flesh with their reputation for sell-out shows, and on the internet, a place where people go to short-circuit feelings through their screens.
Sunset Funeral, the band’s debut LP (out April 4 on Deathwish Inc. & Sunday Drive Records) is a fog of dreamy grief, where feeling supersedes language. On first listen, the album—which scans as vast as desert sand—may overwhelm the senses. But look closer, and you’ll find a multiplicity of heavily crushed textures, treasures. Take first single "Guts," with its sweetly chugging guitar line, that dissolves the borders between bliss and despair. The band comments: " Guts' is about an all consuming love. One that’s exciting and new it makes you feel anxious. A love that feels like it could last an eternity." They continue, "‘ The song had several iterations before it was finalized. Months after getting the final mixes back, the lyrics were reworked and vocals were rerecorded. It’s a special song for us because we mulled over the tone, trying to get it right."
Glare, on tour:
Jan. 30 New York, NY - LPR Jan. 31 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair Feb. 02 Boston, MA - Roadrunner
Feb. 04 Glasgow, UK - Room 2 Feb. 05 Newcastle, UK - The Cluny Feb. 06 Bristol, UK - Exchange Feb. 07 London, UK - The Dome Feb. 08 Brighton, UK - Dust Feb. 09 Birmingham, UK - Mothers Feb. 10 Manchester, UK - YES Pink Room