The Glam - Escapism
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Label : Pias
Style : Rock
Grabber: EAC
Encoder: LAME
Quality: VBR/44,1kHz
Reldate: 23.Aug.2009
Street : 02.Apr.2009
Songs : 11
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Release Notes:
"Glam Indie Rock eats Future Post-Punk 2009, young, fresh,
sexy (for the girls)." Sonic Soducer
www.myspace.com/theglamrock
www.theglam.co.uk
THE GLAM
The list of their literary influences is immaculate - from
the French symbolists to Oscar Wilde, it exclusively
contains the heroes of hedonism -, that Frederic brings back
to life in his lyrics. But also musically, The Glam are
extremely powerful - within a very short period of time, The
Glam have gained the reputation of being a daredevil stage
sensation which they could achieve, amongst other things,
thanks to Frederic's sharp voice, for example, when he
sings: "Hey you do you believe in spectres / Come on and
join the defectors / Hey you and your policy / I prefer to
live my reverie"... in the key song "Join The Spectres"
The fact that The Glam relate to Gender Benders like T. Rex
or David Bowie, who, in the 70ies shaped a new genre almost
on their own, goes without saying. It gets congenial,
though, when the band lets the beat of The Cure's "Lullaby"
shine through the accords in the song "Walking Ghost" with
Frederic singing: "You are walking like a ghost / Don..t
touch the ground / Tonight you..ll come around / Have you
existed, have you ever really loved / Not me and not
enough...". A song like "Walking Ghost" proves how
competently The Glam already dominate their terrain.
Their musical spectrum is remarkable, a wonderful example of
which is the track "Moonlight Miles", in which an excessive
Glam-euphoria, surprising breaks and a determined, stirring
voice crashes onto a hint of U2's "Zoo Station"-phase. In
moments like these, we can perceive that a great future lies
before The Glam.
The Glam self-confidently call their sound "Widescreen
Electric Guitars". It is no coincidence that this expression
stems from the film jargon. Frederic is an addict when it
comes to French post-war films. So that it is no coincidence
either that, in "Ariel Echoes", he sings: "All the world in
black and white / As if Truffaut had filmed my life at night
/ All your echoes come to stay / Like sirens sing, you sing
my mind away..." When did we last hear such reflections from
a singer's mouth?
The Glam are the proof that glam rock, strong melodies, a
profound knowledge about the music from the past 30 years
and, last but not least, the instrumentalists' individual
strength - that of Frederic , bass player Phil and drummer
Julien - can be a forceful mixture.
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Track List:
01. Introducing The Glam 02:04
02. Well-Lighted Places 04:16
03. All The Universe 04:16
04. Join The Spectres 03:36
05. Walking Ghost 05:04
06. This Week At War 04:17
07. Moonlight Miles 03:34
08. Rome Is Calling 03:04
09. White Noise 03:46
10. Flaming Splendour 05:28
11. Untitled Outro 01:51
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Total
41:16 min