Forever by Glyders

Look what glyded in, y’all – drop Forever on the platter and get the house party started! Glyders been dreaming up this sound for ages – over years, with different players, countless shows and many late nights at the tape machine. It’s been a long ride to Forever – but now that they’ve arrived, the vibe’s lightning and the blink of an eye.

Guitarist/vocalist Joshua Condon and bassist Eliza Weber started up in 2014, but even when they put together their 2023 album debut, Maria’s Hunt, they still had a revolving door on the drums. Then they met Joe Seger, who fit on the kit like a glove and in their sound like a brother. Since then, the three have ridden together, building up Forever while playing shows all around the US and Europe. It’s been an awesome couple of years for Glyders, in all real senses of the word, the blood, sweat and tears of life made better by their shared bond. This makes Forever’s spirit high and tight, its sinews rumbling with communal joy. They really get off on it! And they’re not alone. These new jams have been kicking ass at all the shows too.

Yep, the song nugs of Forever sprouted branches and spokes on the road, the increased physicality driving their mellow licks and riffs with a great depth of rolling bottom, it’s groove taking them further into their own thing. After all this time, the streamlined new chassis feels mighty fine, making this the first real band album for Glyders. Listen to “Super Glyde”: the humid bluesgasm kicks off Forever with three distinct waves of sheer rock energy. That same spirit is bottled like an almost krauty reserve for “Hard Ride,” trippy but compellingly taut. “New Realm’’’ll rock yuh too, and even the first song they wrote as a new band, “Tell Me About the Rabbit,” sheds and shreds with life as recorded – we can feel it still growing as we listen.

Glyders got a mess of old-school tuneage in 'em, a rich vein of ore mined from the rock masters – y’know, Creedence/The Band/JJ/T. Rex/Leon Russell/and lots more – shaping the immaculate forms of “Moon Eyes” and “Thousand Miles.” These sweet tunes punctuate and emphasize the wind and rain in the hair of Forever’s driving jams. Glyders like to keep shuffling the deck. Like with “Stone Shadow” - one minute, Josh is singing, “Ain’t got no money/I just wanna have a ball,” then he’s bringing hard steel on the other side of the street with, “it’s time to realize/I’m in it for the rest of my life.” Fuck yeah!

Taped at their own Studio “G” in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, with Josh getting the sounds they like, then mixed by Cooper Crain at Sweat Loge Studios down in Pilsen. Forever is super rich, crackling with the raw details of real life. The title comes from a battle cry within the band, something they hear at shows too. Eliza's amazing art emphasizes this ‘for life’ credo, mixing classic roots with punk collage style drawn from years of flyers. It’s like a family/club vibe, the kind of thing you get tattoed into your skin.

Forever lands smooth, its lightning-quick 37 minutes leaving you plenty of time to live. Flip it over and let it go again, then. Meanwhile, Glyders roll on, magnetized by the horizon, making tracks to parts unknown. Forever’s just getting started!

Founded in Chicago in 2014 by partners Joshua Condon and Eliza Weber, Glyders have been playing their mystery sound at shows around town and country ever since, taking time to self-release a couple of EPs (“DIM” and “Lend a Hand”) and in 2023, a full length – the acclaimed Maria's Hunt. With a lineup stabilized by drummer Joe Seger, Glyders are preparing a second full length.

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