ABOUT
 
 
Glass Rifle are Americans Dan Colby, Ryan Francini, and British-born PJ Norman. The roots of the group lie in the Boston DIY punk scene where Colby and Francini first met. After serving in Hydrahead stalwarts The Huguenots and The Never Never, and Jade Tree Records’ The Explosion, Colby formed The Cignal with Francini. In the mid '00s, after a well-received 7", The Cignal disbanded and both Francini and Colby moved to New York City. It was here, in 2009, that they met Norman and Italian, Filippo Strang.

After a spell of performances throughout New York, Strang returned to Rome to found the recording/mastering studio VDSS, leaving the band to regroup in a power trio format that pushed Norman's striking guitar work to the forefront. The departure also allowed for the intense Colby/Francini rhythm section to expand on the pair's longstanding musical connection with more vehemence.
 
 
 
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RELEASES
   
   
2015 sees the release of the band's first full-length LP, the self-titled Glass Rifle.

With this album, the band brought the production process entirely in-house. The songs were written, recorded and produced over a year by the trio in their Brooklyn studio, and then mixed by PJ Norman.

The tracks were then sent to Filippo Strang for mastering at VDSS in Rome. The result is an entirely independent and self-produced collection.
 
 
   
   
The Castles/Blinking Glitter single was produced with the same team as the Foebic/Cutters single. Recorded at Melody Lanes Recording Company in Brooklyn, New York, mixed by Glass Rifle and Melody Lanes producer Jay Braun (Elliot Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cat Power) and mastered at The Magic Shop, NYC, by Grammy award winning mastering engineer Warren Russell-Smith (Rolling Stones, Tim Buckley).

Initially only a very limited physical release in 2012, the single is now available digitally through 100m Records.

The accompanying video for Castles was 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 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.

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PRESS
 
 

"Impossible to ignore." - 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." - Lost At E Minor

"It's tight, incredibly crafted and stands alongside any classic American underground sound… 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

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

"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. " - 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." - Brainwashed
 
 
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