Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Glass Pear

Glass Pear debuted their first EP in September and it's finally getting the recognition it deserves, as major network shows like Grey's Anatomy are featuring the stellar collection of songs. The brainchild of Yestyn Griffiths, the 5 songs on the EP are smartly melodic, with well constructed rhythms for the drums and fresh arpeggios that echo the influence of Radiohead, Coldplay and Keane (case in point: the song "Come Alive.") Yestyn's vocals are sturdy, comforting and assured amongst the raw keys and euphonious guitar, but they absolutely shine on the song "My Ghost" (which was composed after the EP came out, but can be heard on myspace). I can't wait for the debut album and when the tour is finally brought over to the states. Oh, and fun fact: Yestyn's sister is Jem.

Last Day of Your Life [mp3]
Support the Artist: buy the EP on iTunes

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much for your amazing review :). Awesome.

Glass Pear Drummer Tash :)

Lise said...

It was my pleasure! Seriously, come to the states soon!

yestyn said...

Hey Lise,

just done a video for my ghost which I thought you might like to see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMj5yPDp32Q

thanks for review!

yestyn