Foreign Bastard by Gláss

On 'Out Houser':

"It also explodes in icy bliss right at the two-minute mark, allowing a hypnotic guitar-loop to crash free from any sort of repetitive restraint. It’s a wonderfully gorgeous sonic bloom, and sets a tone for Gláss’ noisy year ahead." - Vanyaland

On the original recording:

"Gláss are a three piece band straight outta Greenville, South Carolina that play particularly somber music. Taking the frosty stabs of clean guitar and gloom from 1970s post punk and the cathartic bursts of distortion from 1990s post-hardcore/noise rock and subtle nods to post rock and ambient music, Gláss twist all these style into a sound that is distinctly their own.
Each track exhibits gripping tension through buildups and sudden switches between quiet atmospherics, atonal guitar noise and massive riffs. Both vocalists adopt an emotionally distant, and softly delivered approach that remains cold and melancholic throughout the entirety of Foreign Bastard, letting the instruments convey the mood instead.
If you're the sort of person that loves the build ups and crescendos of post rock but can't be bothered to wait 10 minutes for them to happen, have a particularly soft spot for Louisville, Kentucky or just have a profound appreciation for moody, dark music this one's for you." - Fucked by Noise.

"On their debut EP Greenville band Gláss delve into the murky waters of post-punk in their own way. Songs that breathe with spacey dissonance often explode into pounding drums and 90’s rumbling distortion. Founded by Aaron Burke (ex-Art Contest/Grey Spy) on guitar and vocals, and drummer Samuel Goldsmith (1/3 of the Francis Vertigo) the band has gradually evolved from a heavier sound to a less heavy more post-punk sound since they formed in the summer of 2014. They’re still a young band finding their sound, but the common thread seems to be mostly instrumental guitar rock layered with vocals that serve less as the centerpiece of any song and more as an accent to each track. On the EP’s second track “S-Man” Burke mutters lazily locked in a pendulum melody a repeated refrain that becomes hypnotic as the track chugs on." - SceneSC

Tracklist

1.	Hawser In	9:47

2.	Scuff/S-Man	8:12

3.	Frump Dentist	3:25

4.	Room One (Widow)	5:40

5.	Made of Plastic (and Spark)	7:29

6.	Out Houser	4:27

Credits

released December 6, 2014

All songs written by Gláss.

Track 1 Recorded by Aaron J. Burke
Tracks 2 - 6 recorded by Reuben D. Knights.
Track 7 Recorded by Chris Wenner at Seaboard Recording Studio.

Mastered by Jay Matheson.

A renewed recording of our first EP, with a few extra songs from that era.
Renewed release date: 03/17/2020

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