San Leandro band Glimpse Trio is a kind of cat-call band, hopping from one genre to the next without blinking an eye. A track like Russian Racing channels the Pixies, they go jazzy in the three part Light From Outside and the lead single Holiday is a cheerful garage rocker. Country rock? Try I Got This Thing. Blues? Work Your Brains Out does a trick, with the ghost of Alex Chilton nodding approval. Dreamy shoegaze? Take a Ride. Spoken word on top of free jazz? Just My Thoughts? Feedback heavy noise rock? Your Idea.
The band's self-titled third album could have turned into messy overcrowded jukebox, but the band have put a lot of thought into the running order. Their musical mood swings make perfect sense. It's a cornucopia of smart tunes, fun and musicianship. No sign of surf music, which would have been too obvious for a band from California.
Glimpse Trio:
Mike Sopko: guitar, vocals
Hamir Atwal: drums
Chris Lopes: bass
Glimpse Trio is a self-released album. Buy it from their website.
Tracks:- First Thing
- Cogan
- Far Away
- Holiday
- Light From Outside pt. 1
- Light Of Lime
- Russian Racing
- I Got This Thing
- I Owe You
- Ride
- Light From Outside pt. 2
- Sunny Outside
- Sartorial Mind
- Scratch
- Space
- Work Your Brains Out
- Your Idea
- Oh Yeah
- Just My Thoughts
- Out Of Mind
- New Years
- Light From Outside pt. 3
- The Top
- Few And Far
» glimpsetrio.com
