Crackling with wit and infectious melody – Melbourne’s smouldering, cool, inner-urban contemporary folk savant is a craftsman: writer, performer, multi-insrumentalist, and producer. Sparkling with hooky exuberance on his new EP, Slow Fireworks, a mission statement of Glass’s inner-city, pop-folk sensibility, his songs are unique in their impressionistic style – warm-hearted and infectiously catchy snapshots of time, place, and feeling. Glass explores the complex landscape of contemporary relationships – writing from personal experiences as a father, son, lover, and friend. Often brutally honest, non-romanticised little fragments of Melbourne life, Glass draws in the listener with strong urban-Australian, chill/indie-folk mastery.
In Slow Fireworks, Glass has fused traditional folk hooks with contemporary beats, creating a unique – yet readily accessible – sonic landscape. At times reminiscent of the genre-hopping wisdom of David Gray, Slow Fireworks was birthed during the bleak Melbourne winder lockdown of 2020, collaborating with producer Myles Mumford, who pitched in with the recording, mixing, and drum programming. Glass is virtuosic, playing every instrument on the EP.
