Glass Beach
Biography
glass beach was formed in 2016 by singer/songwriter j (Casio Dad/Classic J), and her then-roommates William White and Jonas Newhouse (8 bit Johnson). They proceeded to spend the next 3 years writing, recording, and rerecording several songs which would eventually become their debut, "the first glass beach album." Shortly after the album's release, Layne Smith of Here Lies the Hero joined the group, originally to play lead guitar for live shows, but has since become a core member of the band.
Work on their follow up album began in late 2021 once all band members and primary artist Daxe circumvented the risk of Covid-19 by living together. The result was "plastic death", which was teased in October 2023. The album was then announced on November 7th, 2023, before being released on January 19th, 2024.
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"the sound of glass beach is a fusion of our diverse range of influences including 1960s jazz, new wave, early synthesizer music, and emo, but all presented with the harshness and irreverence of punk music. we embrace the trend towards genrelessness caused by the increasing irrelevance of record labels and democratization of music brought about by the internet and enjoy playing with musical boundaries even to the point of absurdity. "
Glass Beach announced their disbandment on April 30th, 2026 via their website. "We value our art enough not to compromise quality or our relationships with each other for the sake of continuing our career. because of this, we have decided to end glass beach."
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.