A group of friends from high school and college came together in 2018 to form Glass Image. Since 2020 the band has been working on their upcoming album entitled Mixed Emotions. The band recorded and mixed the album DIY style but did have it sent off for mastering. I thought the album sounded fantastic from a production standpoint.
Their music is melodic and combines elements of rock and folk. I thought there was a lot to appreciate so let’s get into it. “Time To Pass” is the opener and one of the highlights in my opinion. It starts with delicate guitar picking and soothing vocals. The tone is pensive and melancholy. It does build into something quite grand as it progresses. Once the band really starts to rock with more complex drum patterns and other instruments the song feels positive and even motivational. I kind of wish there were more intimate moments like at the beginning of this song. Great opener. “A Reason To Think…” was interesting. It builds on a spaghetti western type music which felt like it could be out of a Quentin Tarantino movie. There's a spoken word in the background of a dude who seems like he’s giving a speech to motivate soldiers into combat. It ends up being an intro of sorts into “Again”. I was getting 80’s and 90’s rock type of energy on this song. It sounds huge and like a song that could fill an arena. “Too Late” is a fun one. I loved the guitar work which has some similarities to Santana. There’s a little more of a blues element here as well. The Black Keys came to mind during the chorus. On “IDWK” they sort of hit their stride. The attitude here gives it some edge but also makes you feel like a badass. There’s great vocal work on this song. The vocal harmonies were very well done. “Find Your Way” felt like a ballad to me again but similar to the previous songs they go big and felt like “Fortress'' is a fast paced rock song that definitely brought up some more of that 80’s and 90’ rock energy. “Save Me” is a more straight 90’s alternative type of song. They get into one more ballad with “Transposition” and rock out again with “Goodbye”. The title track “Mixed Emotions” is a heartfelt and pensive closer but make no mistake about they go all in for an epic ending. This is a huge sounding album that’s meant to be played loud. The performances were top notch and I thought there was a lot of emotional resonance when listening to these songs. Recommended.
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