Glass Beach (band)

Glass Beach (stylized in all lowercase) is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles. Their music has been described as "post-emo maximalism," blending influences including punk rock, math rock, and mid-century jazz. They cite some of their musical influences as Jeff Rosenstock, They Might Be Giants, and The Brave Little Abacus.[1][2][3]

Glass Beach
OriginLos Angeles, U.S.
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated actsCasio Dad
Websiteglassbeach.band
Members
  • J McClendon
  • Jonas Newhouse
  • William White
  • Layne Smith

The band's formation and music is closely tied to internet communities.[4] In early 2020, the Los Angeles Times predicted that the band "likely won’t be playing cozy venues like All Star Lanes for much longer."[5]

History

In 2015, lead singer McClendon (who is non-binary) made the move to Los Angeles, California from their hometown of Burleson, Texas,[6] where they couch-surfed and worked on their solo project, Casio Dad.[7] During this time they released an EP titled He's Not With Us Anymore.[8] Shortly after, while attending the University of Minnesota Morris, close friends Jonas Newhouse and William White(who are both non-binary) heard a song from McClendon's new EP on their school's radio station, and immediately found interest in the musician.[7] The trio quickly became friends, and soon Newhouse and White joined McClendon in Los Angeles to live together and form Glass Beach.[9] For the next three years, the group worked diligently on their first album, which debuted on May 18, 2019 under Run for Cover Records.[7]

Following the album's release, musician and artist Layne Smith joined the group as the band's guitarist after bonding over Dungeons & Dragons,[10] and immediately got to work developing the band's live sound and became a key member of the group.[11]

Members

Current Members
  • J McClendon[12] - vocals/guitar (2015-present)
  • Jonas Newhouse[13] - bass (2015-present)
  • Layne Smith - lead guitar (2019-present)
  • William White[14] - drums (2015-present)

Discography

References
  1. "Glass Beach: Better Living Through Irony". Track 7. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. "Interview: Glass Beach Discuss Their Restless Debut". The Alternative. January 28, 2020.
  3. "glass beach: the first glass beach album". Pitchfork.
  4. "Band To Watch: Glass Beach". November 13, 2019.
  5. "Best concerts in L.A. This week: The Smell's anniversary celebration, Califone, Glass Beach". Los Angeles Times. January 2020.
  6. "Run For Cover Records". Run For Cover Records. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  7. "the first glass beach album, by glass beach". glass beach. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  8. "he's not with us anymore, by casio dad". Petal Port Music. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  9. the making of the first glass beach album, retrieved 2021-02-24
  10. "Interview: Glass Beach Discuss Their Restless Debut". The Alternative. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  11. "glass beach". Terrorbird. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  12. https://twitter.com/glassbeachband/status/1422245490406531093
  13. https://twitter.com/glassbeachband/status/1422245128190631947
  14. https://twitter.com/glassbeachband/status/1422245357308682245
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