Glen Iris' off-kilter dynamic colors new 7-inch
From messy, lo-fi grooves to subdued melodies, the Atlanta trio experiments with sound
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Former Rock*A*Teens guitarist Justin Hughes doesn't have much to say about the two songs on Glen Iris' debut 7-inch slated for release on July 17 via the group's recently invented Dirty Slacks imprint. &-;I don't really like talking about myself," he offers humbly. &-;That's the music journalist's job. Songs just kind of come to me when I'm playing around with a guitar and whatever they mean to you is whatever they mean."-
That sort of open-to-interpretation attitude behooves the two-guitar and drums trio rounded out by Brass Castle guitarist and vocalist Chris Strawn, and drummer Jonathan Luecke. Both Strawn and Hughes bring songs to the band and the resulting tug-of-war between their distinct voices culminates in an eclectic mix of divergent numbers. Strawn's low guitar sounds fill in for the bass while Luecke's percussive sway works double-time to keep the rhythms moving.-
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