On BlackPlastic.co.uk again following his recent single, Off the Cuff, Glassio is back, and this time he has brought company.
On his new song, Take a Look at the Flowers, Glassio has teamed up with avant-pop artist Madge. The song is resplendently produced, filled with warm colours and soft, layered synths.
As mentioned last time I covered Glassio, his new album, The Imposter, which is released today, is concerned with identity and authenticity. The album has moments of doubt, questioning one’s purpose and sense of self, and Take a Look at the Flowers represents the culmination of the full-length release. As a result, it reflects a softening of the anxiety — a realisation that our sense of self is always there, it is sometimes just a little hidden beneath the surface.
Describing the song, Glassio (real name Sam) says:
‘For a time, I lost my sense of self … I’d been performing roles — for people, for the industry, for an idea of who I thought I was supposed to be. This album was me stripping all that away and finding the real voice underneath.’
For an album about the self, it feels revelatory to end on something so authentically personal. It is a beautiful kaleidoscopic hug of a song, Madge’s vocal performance feels so pure-hearted that I can’t help but find it reassuring.
Check out Take a Look at the Flowers below, and look out for The Imposter, out now.