Mountain lo-fi Recordings
2006
Love The Virgins
About This Album
Once upon a time, Gliss were a four-piece band, plying atmospheric indie rock to an LA environs swamped with such things. They could've disappeared into the ether, barely leaving a trace, but instead the lineup splintered, and a far more magnificent Gliss emerged from the ashes. The new look trio, comprising original members Marti Klingman and David Reiss, and Danish expatriate newcomer Victoria Cecilia, kicked Gliss out of the doldrums and onto the world stage with two successful tours of Europe, where most of this album was written and in some cases recorded. There's a frisson about the band now that was previously missing, and a jolt of energy that will stun their old fans. This is obvious on "Huh What?," a raw slab of garage-styled punk, whose raucous edge echoes of the Seeds and its buzzsaw guitars of the Velvet Underground. "Blue Sky," in contrast, has all the thrust and power of the Stooges, and a guitar riff that storms round your brain for days after. A guitar riff rules "Make Believe" as well, but here it slams across a fevered piece that's equal parts indie, punk, and arena rock. Which could describe U2, but it's "Moped" whose chiming guitars brings that band's early career to mind; kick that style to stadium size, add some droning guitar and dense atmosphere to the mix, and you've got "Fade Away.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9)

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