‘Shoot to Kill’ by Gloin | New Album, ‘We Found This’
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Shoot To Kill’ by noise rockers Gloin, taken from the upcoming album, ‘We Found This’, out October 21st via Mothland.
Gloin is a four-piece noise rock group from Toronto, Canada, known for their cathartic live sets and eclectic songwriting. Through bombastic rhythmic constructs, savvy arrangements and fervid melodies, their music spreads much like a tidal wave, positively and thoroughly flooding bystanding eardrums. According to the latest forecast, this sonic raz-de-marée is to reach new dizzying heights on forthcoming debut album, ‘We Found This’, scheduled for release on October 21st, 2022 via Mothland. In the meantime, Gloin offers a first glimpse of the loud and furious album on August 30th when they drop ‘Shoot to Kill’, a discotheque-friendly post-punkish scorcher about breaking the monotonous working life cycle.
Drawing inspiration from Sonic Youth’s nonchalant verve and Lightning Bolt’s aggressive sonic constructs, Gloin’s new opus, ‘We Found This’, is flush with patented pop melodies and beautifully noisy arrangements, supported by a distorted rhythm section that offers plenty of urgency, but also soothing grooves. Lyrically, the long-player is as subversive as it is inspiring, challenging the routine, embracing the occult, celebrating individuality.
For their first full-length, Gloin elected to print their waves at Soleil Sound and Palace Recording, working alongside up-and-coming studio wizard Dylan Frankland of Tallies, later turning to Canadian music visionary Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck, METZ, Alvvays, etc.) for the mix. Mastering duties were the affair of Gavin Gardiner at All Day Coconut. Firmly entrenched within Toronto’s effervescent alternative music scene, both the process and the result speak volumes as to the city’s knack for bringing innovative leftfield music to new shores. Along its deep fluid grooves and patented “noise pop” envolées, the record tackles bewilderment, dread and anger, while also overflowing with a punk-like sense of self-determination. Moreso, it celebrates the quartet’s genuine love for beautifully dissident art.
Formed in 2018 by John Watson (Guitar, Vocals), Vic Byers (Bass, Vocals), Simon Kou (Drums) and Richard Garnham (Synthesizers), Gloin was at the onset a means to convey their shared passion for engaging and visceral live performance.
After honing their craft amidst the underground scene, the longtime friends recorded and released ‘Soft Monster’, a debut EP that paved the way for invitations to music festivals like SXSW, Sled Island and New Colossus, opening slots for international acts such as The Brian Jonestown Massacre, A Place To Bury Strangers, Moon Duo and Bodega, and a handful of North American tours.
Through and through, the energetic outfit has put precedence on delivering an unforgettable live experience, rife with improvisation and experimentation, the musicians always trusting their instincts that louder is certainly always better.
Described by the band as “Talking Heads and Black Flag joining up to write an aggressive video game soundtrack”, this clever rawkus of a debut album is highly recommended for fans of Sonic Youth, Pixies and Battles.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES w/ MNNQNS (FR)
08.31.2022 – Montréal, QC @ L’Escogriffe
09.02.2022 – Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ FME
09.03.2022 – Toronto @ The Baby G
Headline photo: 1upcloud (Alex Carre)
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