Plastic Death Glass Beach SKU: RFC252LPC4 Barcode: 0810097915800 42.00 £42.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records Released Date: 19th January 2024 Buying Format: 2LP Coloured Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Plastic Death quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info plastic death – the second album by glass beach – is a follow-up record almost five years in the making. The band’s 2019 debut, aptly titled the first glass beach album, has over the years grown a cult fanbase for its unflinching depiction of queer life as mediated through social media, its oversized ambition, and its scrappy yet adventurous production. And while it took some time to arrive, plastic death sounds like the logical expansion of all the things that made their first album so special. Years and years of relentless writing, tinkering demos, cancelled tours and a few lockdowns only strengthen the chaotic core of what makes glass beach’s maximalist approach work so well. Frontperson and primary songwriter J McClendon is joined by lead guitarist Layne Smith, bassist Jonas Newhouse and drummer William White to create something adventurous on each song. Trumpet, trombone, violin, and even marimba dance and bloom alongside the band’s own creative and dextrous instrumentation – a stunning, transformative creation that pulls from indie rock, jazz, prog, hardcore, metal, experimental, and beyond. Songs like lead single “the CIA,” are examples of the band’s ambitious writing. It’s a dark, dancy, post-punk/jazz hybrid, a coordinated, breathless braid of synth and saturated guitar. Tension and confusion explode into a brutal modern metal climax to close the track, flickering with glitchy production zaps and razor-sharp stops. The artwork of plastic death is similarly rich with detail, resulting in a bioluminescent, fully-realized double album depicting sprawling scenes where moments of neon brightness shine momentarily in a dark undersea – a metaphor for the moments of optimism and catharsis glass beach provide on these songs. “This album is the Pacific garbage patch: cultural trash strewn together seemingly by accident, standing in stark juxtaposition to each other,” says McClendon. plastic death is a complete, uncompromising, playful work of art; every corner and crevice of the record’s 13 tracks, each arrangement and timbre and texture, is alive with intention and possibility. Artist Glass Beach Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Run For Cover Records Buying Options 2LP Coloured Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Format 2LP , Coloured Vinyl , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Side A coelacanth motions slip under the door Side B guitar song rare animal cul-de-sac whalefall Side C puppy the killer the CIA 200 Side D commatose abyss angel Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Glass Beach and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Glass Beach The First Glass Beach Album Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Run For Cover Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st January 2020 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Glass Beach The First Glass Beach Album £35.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: RFC204LPC3 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st January 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nine Inch Nails The Fragile: Deviations I Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | UMC | 180g, 4LP, Box Set Released 16th November 2017 £53.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nine Inch Nails The Fragile: Deviations I £53.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: UMC SKU: 5738610 Formats: 180g, 4LP, Box Set Released Date: 16th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paint Paint Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mexican Summer | 1LP Released 2nd November 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paint Paint £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mexican Summer SKU: MEX2621 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Boston Manor Datura Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | SharpTone | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th October 2022 £23.00 - £28.00 Select options Boston Manor Datura £23.00 - £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: SharpTone Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Fräulein A Small Taste Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Practise Music | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 18th November 2022 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fräulein A Small Taste £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Practise Music SKU: PMVEP13 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 18th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Plow United Good Night Sellout Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dead Broke Rekerds | 1LP Released 19th May 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Plow United Good Night Sellout £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dead Broke Rekerds SKU: DBR106 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Placebo Meds Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | UMC | 1LP Released 8th April 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Placebo Meds £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: UMC SKU: 4743238 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Thunders So Alone – 45th Anniversary Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rhino Warner | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th January 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Thunders So Alone – 45th Anniversary £30.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rhino Warner SKU: 0603497837793 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stigmatism Ignorance In Power Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Static Shock | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stigmatism Ignorance In Power £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Static Shock SKU: SSR106 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Falling In Reverse Fashionably Late Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 6th October 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Falling In Reverse Fashionably Late £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 872548 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Honeyblood In Plain Sight (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Marathon Artists | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 24th May 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Honeyblood In Plain Sight (Indies Only) £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Marathon Artists SKU: MA0178LPI Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 24th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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