Glassio‘s new single “A Million Doubts” comes to us at a time when music provides a greater escape than usual; the song is a peek at a bigger story being told. What has allowed the Queens-based artist to stand out from his electronic contemporaries is the subtleties in his music, the details he excruciates over. Take the intricate, finger-picked acoustic guitar riff that opens “A Million Doubts” as a prime example. The riff lingers above the sweet synth ambiance of the track, the engaging vocal harmonies too, it sits gently like a rose petal atop expensive ice cream: more than a finishing touch and so enjoyable too.
The artist, perhaps due to the times, releases a melancholic song about people, youth, and the longing for both. Distance is a clear theme in “A Million Doubts,” which never stops perspiring a cool haze throughout its arpeggiating keys and swollen bassline. As “A Million Doubts” reaches its climax, the atmosphere expands, and the core ingredient of pristine electro-pop is reached. It is not unusual for Glassio to have melancholic undertones in his music, but this time they pierce with intent through each chord change.
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Glassio is looking forward to a better summer as this latest single serves as the announcement for his upcoming debut LP For The Very Last Time, out on July 23rd. Glassio has jolted into the electro-pop scene with distinct singles and an enthralling 2019 EP that is still buzzing. The upcoming record should help expand on Glassio’s theme of detail-oriented storytelling within electro-pop tunes, providing an empty book for Glassio’s sonic strokes to write a story you can listen to intently and feel intensely.
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