Glass Pear is singer/songwriter Yestyn Griffiths. The Welsh-born singer is the younger brother of recording artist Jem

Jem (singer)

Jemma Griffiths , better known as Jem, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Finally Woken, includes elements of rock, new wave-styled electronica and trip-hop...

. After co-writing songs for her debut Finally Woken

Finally Woken

Finally Woken is the first album by Jem, released in 2004. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2004...

 and follow-up Down To Earth

Down to Earth (Jem album)

- Personnel :*Hiroko Aoyagi – vocals*Jeff Atmajian – piano, string arrangements, piano arrangement*Jeff Bass – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, drum programming, tracked by*Kevin Beber – drum programming*Brian Berryman – engineer, fader engineer...

, Yestyn sent a 4 track demo to DJ Nic Harcourt

Nic Harcourt

Nic Harcourt was, most recently, the Music Director for Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Before joining KCRW, Harcourt worked for eight years as a news director and music director at radio station WDST in Woodstock, New York...

 of KCRW

KCRW

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. Nic's early support for tracks "Last Day Of Your Life" and "Vultures" was instrumental in getting the music heard. In late 2008 the producers of 90210

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 chose "Last Day Of Your Life" to end the debut episode of the new series and Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

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 featured the track in early 2009. Described by Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews

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' A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

 as being like "Keane but with balls", Yestyn cites Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley

Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...

 and The Beatles

The Beatles

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 as influences, while echoes of early Radiohead

Radiohead

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 and Coldplay

Coldplay

Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...

 are heard throughout Glass Pear's stadium-sized sound.

Asked on NPR

NPR

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 radio for her 2009 music tips, Gossip Girl

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s music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas

Alexandra Patsavas

Alexandra Patsavas is an American music supervisor who has worked on over sixty films and television series, most notably The O.C., Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl.-Early life:Patsavas was born in Chicago, Illinois...

 said that Glass Pear "will have a big impact in the future. [He writes] beautiful, melodic, well-crafted pop songs."

In October 2009, CW

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 series The Vampire Diaries

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 featured Glass Pear's song "Wild Place". Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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's hit TV series Bones

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 followed with a prominent placing of "My Ghost" in November towards the end of the episode. The debut album "Streets of Love" is released on Yestyn’s own label WOL Records.

"Until the morning comes", a special collaboration with Jem was released in December 2009.

An 8 Song EP "Sweet America" was released in August 2010.

Name origin

"A lot of the songs I write are about the fragility and transiency of life and love. So I wanted to find a name that expressed that. Apparently the ancient Chinese believed that the pear was a symbol of immortality (pear trees live for a long time). It's also a symbol of affection in other cultures. In Chinese the word li means both pear and separation, and for this reason, tradition says that to avoid a separation, friends and lovers should not divide pears between themselves. So for me a glass pear is a pear that is fragile, breakable, needing protection, just like love."

Singles & EPs

• Glass Pear EP (2008)

1. "Last Day of Your Life" – 4:16
2. "Vultures" – 3:30
3. "Streets of Love" – 3:47
4. "Wild Place" – 3:01
5. "Come Alive" – 4:56

• Last Day of Your Life (2009)

1. "Last Day of Your Life" – 4:18
2. "Last Day of Your Life (Acoustic)" – 4:34
3. "Last Day of Your Life (Delta Heavy Remix)" – 7:41
4. "Last Day of Your Life (E Disco Mega Mix)" – 5:25

• Until the Morning Comes (Feat. Jem
  Jem (singer)
  Jemma Griffiths , better known as Jem, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Finally Woken, includes elements of rock, new wave-styled electronica and trip-hop...
  
  ) (2009)

1. "Until the Morning Comes" – 4:19

• Sweet America EP (2010)

1. "Where Is My Home?" – 4:20
2. "Loveable" – 3:39
3. "Say It Once" – 4:18
4. "No Reason to Love" – 3:56
5. "Sweet America" – 3:24
6. "Eyes Wide Open" – 3:39
7. "Fall to Earth" – 3:23
8. "Morning Light" – 3:43

Albums

• Streets of Love (2009)

1. "Last Day of Your Life" – 4:18
2. "Vultures" – 3:30
3. "Listen to the Music" – 4:04
4. "Streets of Love" – 3:50
5. "Colours" – 4:09
6. "Wild Place" – 3:02
7. "Come Alive" – 4:57
8. "This is not a Dream" – 4:07
9. "Violet Waters" – 4:26
10. "My Ghost" – 2:56

External links

• Official Glass Pear website
• YouTube Official Channel
• Glass Pear at MusicBrainz