Norman, whose reputation as an electronic producer with the 100m Records Collective is well established (tKatKa, Fates), relished the opportunity to develop the guitar style he had with North London underground act Death By Sadie. Where Death By Sadie was a two guitar four-piece, the power trio format of Glass Rifle really pushes Norman’s striking guitar work to the forefront, enhanced by the intense Colby/Francini rhythm section that clearly displays the pair’s longstanding musical connection.

Glass Rifle are currently finishing up their debut full-length with the same team that worked their 2010 single Foebic/Cutters. The LP is slated for release 2012, and will be accompanied by a video directed by photographer Diana Scheunemann.

In early 2010 tracking began on the first Glass Rifle recordings. The Foebic/Cutters single was recorded at Melody Lanes Recording Company in Brooklyn, New York. It was recorded and mixed as a joint effort between the band and Melody Lanes producer Jay Braun (Elliot Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cat Power). The stunning results were then mastered at The Magic Shop, NYC, by Grammy award winning mastering engineer Warren Russell-Smith (Rolling Stones, Tim Buckley).

The single was released digitally through 100m Records and was accompanied in true DIY style by a limited edition run of 300 exquisitely letter pressed, hand-numbered CDs, designed and printed by Letter From Brooklyn.

In 2011, the song Foebic was used in the soundtrack of the film Love American Skin, directed by renowned photographer Diana Scheunemann. Later in the year, Foebic was also included on the CMJ music sampler supporting Glass Rifle's appearance at the CMJ New Music conference.

READ REVIEWS

"Impossible to ignore." - Joe Marvilli, Consequence Of Sound

"A degree of genuine punch and something feels fiercely independent about it." - Daniel Dylan Wray, Glasswerk

"Glass Rifle are a sonic battering of dischordant power pop, with killer guitar licks offsetting fierce beats that literally pummel you into submission." - Zolton, Lost At E Minor

"It's tight, incredibly crafted and stands alongside any classic American underground sound… Both of these tracks are pushing that complex hardcore formula to it's limits, it's just an impressive contemporary take on a genre that remains relevant thanks to Glass Rifle." - Jason Dean, 7Inches

"Urgent Post-Punk attack, kicking the living shit out of your ears… in a good way!" - Route For The Underdog

"A singular sound that gets you tight to your chair… Awesome." - RJ Frometa, Vents Magazine

"Moving, unconventional and provocative. Blazing a new trail in contemporary music" - Tony Mastrianni, National Music Writer

"Like a Hold Steady raised on London punk and based in Brooklyn, Glass Rifle's delivery stays true to the varied roots of all its members by distorting the relentless energy of British rock with a Williamsburg flair. " - Joe Puglisi, Baeble Music

"Early Mission of Burma filtered through the earliest releases on Invisible Records. Somehow it feels very familiar, yet completely new at the same time… For anyone who longs for the heyday when Amphetamine Reptile and Touch and Go weren't just labels, but institutions, this is as inviting as it gets." - Creaig Dunton, Brainwashed