Glass Towers
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Glass Towers are an Australian Indie
band based in Sydney
and Byron Bay, who formed when they met in their high school music class during 2008.
In 2009 after having only played a couple of shows the band were asked to play Splendour In The Grass
. They were given the opening slot of the festival playing the mainstage on the 22nd July.
During 2010 the band had songs featured on the ABC’s Triple J Unearthed program, and were announced as finalists in the 2010 JJJ Unearthed High Competition. In July 2010 they recorded their debut EP at Studios 301 in Byron Bay with producer Wayne Connolly
and mixer Paul Mckercher. This was released on the 26th August 2011 titled "What We Were, When We Were".
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Byron Bay, who formed when they met in their high school music class during 2008.
History
The band was formed in summer 2008 around the bedroom recording project of Ben Hannam, each of the band members attended the same high school and had been in different bands together throughout their schooling.In 2009 after having only played a couple of shows the band were asked to play Splendour In The Grass
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
. They were given the opening slot of the festival playing the mainstage on the 22nd July.
During 2010 the band had songs featured on the ABC’s Triple J Unearthed program, and were announced as finalists in the 2010 JJJ Unearthed High Competition. In July 2010 they recorded their debut EP at Studios 301 in Byron Bay with producer Wayne Connolly
Wayne Connolly
Wayne Connolly is an Australian producer/engineer and musician. Throughout the 1990s Connolly played in Sydney band The Welcome Mat, who released a series of critically acclaimed albums and EPs through Waterfront Records and id/Mercury...
and mixer Paul Mckercher. This was released on the 26th August 2011 titled "What We Were, When We Were".
Band members
- Ben Hannam - vocals/guitar
- Sam Speck - guitar
- Cameron Holdstock - bass
- Daniel Muszynski - drums
EPs
| Date of Release | Format | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th August, 2011 | Digital Download, CD | What We Were, When We Were | Sony | - | - | TBA |