Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cool Article on "Gloss"

As you may remember, my nephew is in a band called Gloss.  They were just written up in Gimme Noise (Twin City's Music Culture).  Here is the LINK to "The 14 Twin Cities college bands you need to hear"..
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And here is the article...
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4. Gloss 

College connection: Guitarist Sean Neppl is a student at the U of M and lead singer Jeff Cornell attended Augsburg

The Twin Cities suburb of Eagan isn't the first place that comes to mind when you think of, as their Facebook puts it, "dreamy-ass jangle pop," but it is the first home of Minneapolis band Gloss. Neppl and Cornell grew up there and began playing music together in high school. After adding drummer Jordan Bleu, bassist Jackson Woolsey and synth player Emmy Carter, Gloss began playing shows last May and put out the single "Front Porch" in October. The song got talked up by bloggers around the world, who praised the band's ability to construct their complex gauzy and layered guitar pop without losing the groove. Gloss plays with an brightness like the sun shining off of new snow that you can't help but get lost in. According to Bleu, the band has only performed live all together about 10 times, but there are more dates ahead -- tonight at the Kitty Cat Klub and March 7 at 7th Street. A new single, titled "Ian's Dream" after a former band-mate and current album-cover artist Ian Miller, is set to drop on February 22, and a 7" featuring both singles and a B-side will be released via Manic Pop! records in April. 

Check out Gloss here.