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Washington, D.C.-based indie pop band GLOSSER is excited to release their new EP Angel Dust today on If This Then Records (order). The EP arrives after the release of acclaimed singles  “Silver Star” and the EP's title track which caught the ears of writers at Ones To Watch, Magnet, Glide Magazine and more.  
 

Angel Dust arrives as a collection of four uniquely crafted tracks, each representing a different sonic exploration. "The EP isn’t about one specific thing,” says the band. “We just wanted to experiment and write four completely individual songs that could stand on their own. Each is its own thing and more an expression of where we want to go as a band. We wanted to experiment a ton and have fun making new music. Each song has its own distinct vibe and energy.”

The EP builds on the momentum of their 2023 full-length release, DOWNER, but sees GLOSSER pushing their musical boundaries even further. The Washington City Paper recently praised the band’s evolution saying, "As co-writers and producers on the four new tracks, they’ve stretched themselves musically after 2023’s full-length DOWNER, finding a darker and more danceable underbelly amidst an established language of hushed vocals and delicate synths."

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To celebrate the release, the band is sharing new band-created visualizers for "NYD" and "Dove Dreams" which can be shared on YouTube. 
 

GLOSSER dives further into the depths of a murky, pop tinged world on their new EP Angel Dust. The pairs’ most fervent leanings toward melancholic, nostalgia laden pop shine through on the lead single "Angel Dust" - a dancey whirlwind of sound that thinly veils a creeping, inescapable darkness. The new collection of songs add to the duo’s depth of genre once again, incorporating some grit in between the ever-expanding dreamscapes that buoy us through the GLOSSER universe.

Forged by musical intimacy of two in Washington D.C., GLOSSER has developed a pop sound that stands on the shoulders of greats. The pair (led by Fanning’s voice and mind), sought to condense their lighter-than-air sound into something worthy of the dance floor. Inspired by the likes of Phantogram, Lorde, and Beach House, their music combines worlds and creates a dreamscape injected with visceral truth. 

After their first release (2021’s self-titled EP), Riley Fanning and Corbin Sheehan wanted to do something different. They wrote together, and although doing so with no exact direction, Fanning built her craft as a singer/songwriter. Forming in DC (with a quick detour to a Baltimore apartment basement), GLOSSER wrote their debut record. They then traveled to Philadelphia where they would record and fully realize 2023’s album DOWNER. With DOWNER, GLOSSER offered a new challenge and reward - a more immediately gratifying pop experience that redefines who they are and what they’re capable of. To celebrate the one year anniversary of their first album, GLOSSER released a deluxe edition of DOWNER with If This Then Records in 2024, featuring a remix by Half Waif collaborater Zubin Hensler, a new version of their song "The Artist” with indie pop up-and-comer Sophie Coran, and a new take on their track "Disco Girls" remixed by Eric Hudson of post-rock/emo indie rock band Foxing.

 Angel Dust tracklist

1. Angel Dust

2. Silver Star 

3. NYD

4. Dove Dreams