Over the previous three years, the chaotic, underground world of hyper-pop has turn out to be probably the most vibrant, influential music scenes going, with Glaive comfortably taking up the function of ringleader. Whereas the likes of 100 Gecs enjoyment of jarring shock, Glaive (actual identify Ash Blue Gutierrez) has showcased simply how catchy the free-wheeling, uneven style may be.
2021’s ‘All Canines Go To Heaven’ EP was a fast assault of moods, sounds and depth that noticed Glaive shifting at 1,000,000 miles an hour whereas final yr’s expanded ‘Previous Canines, New Tips’ noticed him threaten to outgrow the scene fully. His profession has undergone a equally fast trajectory, with fiery collabs with Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly alongside a world tour with Justin Bieber prodigy The Child Lario.
Glaive’s debut album ‘I Care So A lot That I Don’t Care At All’ sees him slowing issues down and reflecting on his hectic journey to date. Extra an uncomfortable coming-of-age document than a barbed assault on the pressures of fame, Glaive kicks issues off with the brutally sincere ‘Oh Are You Bipolar One Or Two’. Beginning with a mild piano, the monitor explodes in a burst of suicidal ideation, ragged loneliness and flickering optimism whereas the Timothée Chalamet-sampling ‘As If’ sees him defiant and refusing to alter. With nods to homophobia and fentanyl dependancy, it’s a contemporary tackle bratty emo and the remainder of Glaive’s debut album is simply as advanced.
‘17250’ wrestles with heartbreak over blistering pop-punk whereas the stripped again ‘Pardee Pressing Care’ seems at a poisonous relationship by way of a rose-tinted lens earlier than a dreamy guitar solo closes issues out. It’s not all gut-wrenching emo although. ‘The Automotive’ is maybe probably the most pop Glaive has ever gone, sounding like The 1975 meets Harry Kinds, the title monitor is stuffed with gratitude and a newfound lust for all times whereas the shimmering ‘All I Do Is Strive My Finest’ is pushed by a wonderful sense of self-acceptance. There’s ambition that goes past main an underground scene.
Talking to NME final yr, Glaive revealed he was “engaged on the narrative” for his debut album and the result’s a fastidiously curated document that shifts from desperation to one thing way more hopeful and again once more. “I hate to sound pretentious however in case you’ve by no means died, you then’ve by no means lived,” he sings on the posi-pop ‘I’ve Made Worse Errors’ whereas the frantic ‘The Good, The Dangerous, The Olga’ finds celebration in having nothing left to lose.
A bulk of ‘I Care So A lot That I Don’t Care At All’ is a world away from the technicolour rave that’s outlined hyper-pop however there’s nonetheless an excellent time available throughout Glaive’s debut album, alongside a riotous sense of unpredictability. Glaive isn’t completed breaking new floor simply but and there’s no telling the place he takes issues from right here.
Particulars
- Launch date: July 14
- File label: Interscope
