glass beach have announced the second glass beach album, plastic death, due January 19 via Run For Cover (pre-order). It was produced by Will Yip, and it includes recent single “the CIA,” as well as the just-released “rare animal.” Like “the CIA,” “rare animal” is really far-out, maximalist stuff that suggests glass beach are really going for it on this album. It starts out with dizzying art pop rhythms and melodies that would fit on a Dirty Projectors album, and about halfway through, it explodes into a scream-sung, gang vocal-fueled catharsis that’ll rival your favorite post-hardcore band in intensity. The band told Consequence that the song takes inspiration from The Microphones, Cap’n Jazz, Brave Little Abacus, and a livestreamed submarine exploration. Check out the song and its lyric video below.
glass beach have also announced a headlining US tour for March and April, with shows in Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Boston, New York, Philly, DC, Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, LA, San Francisco, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday (11/10) at 10 AM local.
The NYC show is on April 6 at Gramercy Theatre. All dates are listed below.
Tracklist
1. coelacanth
2. motions
3. slip under the door
4. guitar song
5. rare animal
6. cul de sac
7. whalefall
8. puppy
9. the killer
10. the CIA
11. 200
12. commatose
13. abyss angel
glass beach — 2024 Tour Dates
Fri March 22 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Tues March 26 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
Thurs March 28 – Burnsville, MN – The Garage
Sat March 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Sun March 31 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Tues April 2 – Lakewood, OH – Mahalls
Weds April 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit Hall
Fri April 5 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
Sat April 6 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
Sun April 7 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Tues April 9 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
Weds April 10 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
Fri April 12 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
Sat April 13 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
Mon April 15 – Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers
Tues April 16 – Austin, TX – Far Out
Thurs April 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Fri April 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Sun April 21 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent