Jacksonville, Florida's Glass Chapel have released their self-titled debut album which comes highly recommended in its entirety. Glue stands out as a quintessential expression of the band’s signature darkness and grit, while also marking a clear step forward in sonic precision and emotional depth.
Entirely self-produced, Glass Chapel bring out distorted guitars and stark lyrics about the current unsettling political climate into a driving gothic track. It strikes as their most Joy Division-esque moment to date, being all urgent, emphatic and atmospheric.
For those who are mentally and emotionally crushed by the weight of monotony and deception, the song's stripped-down poignancy and pure honesty offer a kind of quiet absolution.
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