The quilt artwork for “Combined Feelings,” the debut LP by native band Glass Picture, depicts the place the place the story of the album performs out.
Caught in that motel, singer and guitarist Connor VanEpps instructed The Citizen, the album’s protagonist struggles with isolation on first music “Time to Move.” He is ready for one thing large to occur, nevertheless it’s not essentially going to. The Weedsport native wrote the music in 2018, whereas himself caught in a motel room, and the remainder of the album takes up residence in that musical headspace.
The following 10 songs, some written way back to Glass Picture’s beginnings in 2013, see the protagonist battle with different feelings earlier than lastly coming to phrases with them, VanEpps stated.
“It is about how they’re inherently a part of you,” he stated. “The way you want them to establish who you might be.”
The discharge of “Combined Feelings” will probably be celebrated with a live performance Saturday at Auburn Public Theater by VanEpps and his bandmates, guitarist Eric Frank, bassist Alec Barner and drummer Eric Mohan. The primary three have been finest associates since they have been youngsters in Weedsport, and VanEpps met Mohan at Cayuga Neighborhood School. The 4 “related instantly,” the singer stated.
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One motive for that connection is the variety of musical influences the 4 share. For VanEpps, the main ones embody Radiohead, whose profession pushing boundaries influenced the instructions that Glass Picture’s different rock takes on “Combined Feelings.” The folky sound of “Time to Move” offers method to what the singer described as a “spaghetti western vibe” on the songs that comply with. The oldest one on the album is the Pink Floyd dreamscape of “Discover Your Method,” whereas the latest, “Fortress,” makes use of the dystopian nervousness of COVID-19 to lift a wall of sound akin to Foo Fighters.
Different main influences on VanEpps are Queens of the Stone Age, for his or her mixing prowess and commanding stage presence, in addition to 9 Inch Nails. The vivid live performance manufacturing utilized by the commercial rock icons, heavy on lights and video, impressed Glass Picture so as to add some animations and different visuals to its efficiency Saturday at Auburn Public Theater, VanEpps stated.
The band may even carry out Friday, Aug. 13, at Moondog’s Lounge in Auburn, and Saturday, Sept. 3, at Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge in Syracuse. VanEpps hopes to develop the band’s attain to Buffalo, Rochester and Albany within the close to future. Touring is without doubt one of the final conventional ways in which musicians can nonetheless discover success, he stated, because the web continues to disrupt the business. However he and Glass Picture have tailored, working focused adverts on Fb and Instagram and watching their followings develop in consequence. On Spotify, as an illustration, the band has 1,200 month-to-month listeners.
“For a band in Auburn, that is fairly good,” VanEpps stated. “It’s important to actually be on prime of social media. It will get actually difficult, however now we have a very good system.”
Bolstered by that help, whether or not it was constructed on-line or in individual, VanEpps and Glass Picture will have a good time the discharge of “Combined Feelings” on Saturday with something however.
“Thanks to the Auburn group, Glass Picture supporters, household, associates,” he stated. “This album is as a lot for them as it’s for us.”
Lake Life Editor David Wilcox might be reached at (315) 282-2245 or david.wilcox@lee.net. Comply with him on Twitter @drwilcox.
