Listen to glaive’s new song “bastard”
His new EP all dogs go to heaven is out next Friday.
glaive, at once a sage and enfant terrible of hyperpop, has been on a hot streak in 2021. His songs "cloak n dagger" featuring ericdoa, "what was the last thing u said" with aldn, and "detest me" all dropped this year and made it to our weekly Songs You Need playlist, and it seems like he's just getting started.
His latest track "bastard" embraces the maximalism that's become a hallmark and Achilles' heel of the subgenre — where else are you going to hear ping-ponging xylophone improvisation next to a swelling, several dozen-strong orchestra? As ever, glaive's presence, here sounding wounded and desperate for connection, is what keeps everything from falling over on itself. “I made this song a year ago when I was 15,” glaive said in a statement. “I've had it for a while but I think it stands the test of time.”
glaive's new EP all dogs go to heaven is out Friday, August 6.
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