NEW SINGLE “GIVE A DAMN” FROM GLENN THOMAS PREMIERES VIA THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION
REASSURE ME THERE’S A WINDOW LP OUT MAY 15TH VIA PALACE FLOPHOUSE RECORDS
Reassure Me There's a Window veers from his previous releases in the realm of atmospheric and visceral rock and into contemplative indie-folk - PopMatters
Folky, calm, with a skip in its step, its rhythm is familiar and bright…raised in New England, Thomas encapsulates that ambience of small town daydreaming" – Atwood Magazine
Gently reflective - Americana-UK
Indie-folk backing, with drips of steel guitar and this bubbling melancholy - Backseat Mafia
Quite enthralling - A1234
A powerful a sentiment - Ear To The Ground
Straddling the line between harmonica-laced folk and cheerful Brit-pop - Underground Music Collective
You can literally feel the emotion behind Thomas’s voice. His soulful sound is matched by the simple, yet powerful instrumentation - Gas Mask Magazine
Nashville-by-way-of-New England singer/songwriter Glenn Thomas released new single “Give A Damn” via The Bluegrass Situation. “Give A Damn” appears on his forthcoming LP Reassure Me There’s A Window, out May 15th via Palace Flophouse Records. “I wrote this song in the beginning stages of a new relationship I was in,” Thomas explains of of the rowdy, pedal steel-laden track. “I really cared about the person and wanted it to work, but still carried the ghosts of past relationships and dating woes. I felt like I didn’t really have anything new to bring to the table, but ultimately what mattered was I cared and was going to do what it took to make it work. Ultimately, the past is exactly that — the past,” he continues. “I remember sitting on a friend’s speedboat a couple of summers ago getting bounced around by the waves, and the fast up and down movement put this melody into my head. I had the lyrics in my phone notes and sang it into a voice memo right there on the boat.”
LISTEN: “GIVE A DAMN”
“Give A Damn” follows the release of “All You Can Do,” a Shins-esque song about accepting that things don’t always go as planned, and “Catherine Ames,” a much-needed slice of catharsis and sonic sunshine, inspired by Cathy Ames, the antagonist of John Steinbeck’s East Of Eden - a song about holding on to pain and anger as though they are part of your identity, and understanding that healing and moving forward takes time. Lead single “Oriole,” written after a recurring bout of insomnia about that moment when the sun begins to rise and the birds began to sing. “I thought it would be funny to ask the birds the questions that were keeping me up, since they were all unanswerable anyway,” Thomas has said. “When I set the words to music, I thought it would be fun to make the music sound…lively, like a 60s pop song with serious lyrics.”
LISTEN: “ALL YOU CAN DO”
LISTEN: “CATHERINE AMES”
LISTEN: "ORIOLE"
Reassure Me There’s A Window features tight fingerpicking guitar-based tunes with introspective lyrics fleshed out with resonant string arrangements. Each of the album’s 11 tracks center around the human condition - ideas of love and loss, isolation and connection, and wondering what more is out there. Thomas writes songs that cut straight to his truths; by putting his life and the human condition under the microscope, his songs articulately observe the big questions with small details, paying careful attention to his understanding of himself and the seasonality of life.
Thomas, who cut his teeth fronting Rhode Island rock outfit Wild Sun, has shared stages with bands like Langhorne Slim, The Wombats, and Blitzen Trapper. He began writing songs that didn't fit within the rock-centric framework and decided he would strike out on his own, stretching his creative muscles. The album was produced by Jordan Lehning (Rodney Crowell, Andrew Combs, Joshua Hedley); with its throwback flair, Reassure Me There's A Window is a lush, sweetly-arranged collection of articulate folk-tinged songs.
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