THE GLASS NOTES
LINKS:
download ‘Dust and Hours’
Meet the poet:
Meet the songwriter:
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THE GLASS NOTES consist of =
Jake Uitti (Bass & Lyrics - the poet)
Robb Benson (Guitar, Singer/Songwriter - the voice)
Perry Morgan (Live drums - the beat)
Rock Tim Dijulio (Live Lead Guitar - the sweet riffs)
THE GLASS NOTES, DUST AND HOURS (review)
I've been trying for over ten years to describe how much I love Robb Benson's voice. He's got all the pop smarts of McCartney, the peppy hooks of Squeeze and the gritty soul of Otis Redding, and he's so talented he sometimes uses all three in the span of a three-minute pop song. Benson has an extensive discography with the aforementioned Nevada Bachelors, The Dear John Letters and the Dept. of Energy, and evidence of his talent can be found on any of the cuts of those albums, but if you want to get right to it, The Glass Notes' "John Wayne" is all you need. The album closer here, Not only is this the single most powerful moment in music this year, this is what soul sounds like, this is what frustration sounds like and this is what existential worry sounds like when one realizes that the notion of heroism has lapsed into obsolescence. But most of all, this is what it sounds like to be alive, to be shot in your hummingbird heart with everything from global concern to concern about everyone you love. It's a voice that's filled with anger and dismay and sadness and it will bring you to your knees.
-Alex Green (caught in the carousel)
Seattle SHOWS:
Friday the 13t of April at the
RAT AND RAVEN (U-district)
with Robert Deeble and Meekin Pop.
Thats all for now as the band is busy working on the sophomore release.
Robb & Jake in the writing process
Host Luke Burbank, with Perry Morgan, Robb Benson, Jake Uitti, and Host Dave Ross
Live on KIRO 97.3 FM with Ross and Burbank, a special live performance for Tree House.