April Morris - vocals, tambourine, cymbals.
Mark Andrew Morris - vocals, guitar, piano.
Holly Klutts-Morris - bass guitar, vocals.
Jenn Hendrix - vibraphone, glockenspiel.
J.W. Hendrix III - drums, percussion.
Influences
Ride, Galaxie 500, Slowdive, Mojave 3, Mazzy Star, Bedhead, The New Year, Sparklehorse, Luna, Yo la Tengo, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Moose, The Feelies, The Chills, Built to Spill, American Analog Set, Matt Pond P.A., Human Television, Okkervil River, Shearwater, Pedro the Lion, JeJune, Big Star, The Posies, The Aisler's Set, The Pastels, Je Suis Animal, The Go-Betweens, Black Tambourine, The Innocence Mission, Iron and Wine, Monoglot, MAP, Spokane, Rachel's, Carissa's Wierd, Jeff Buckley, Red House Painters, Utah!, Ida, The Spinanes, Nick Drake, The Sundays, Trembling Blue Stars, Colin Blunstone, Nico, The Velvet Underground, Francoise Hardy, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, The Notwist, Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, Low. Twee-pop, indie and underground rock from the late 80's, early 90's. Creation records, Sarah records, Flying Nun, Slumberland, 4AD.
Sounds Like
Shoegazing orchestral pop music with acoustic leanings and ethereal male/female vocals.
Beginning in 1996, Mark Morris and his sister April Morris started writing songs and recording cassette demos in their parents' basement. They started playing live as an acoustic duo around 1999. By 2000 Mark and April had finished recording their first album 'So glad to be Here,' which was officially released on Jam Records in 2001. Later that year glowfriends began playing shows as a four-piece with violinist, Erin Butler, and her brother Brendan, ..o. In 2002 the band's line up expanded further, with the addition of Mark and April's childhood friend J.W. Hendrix on drums, and Mark's longtime girlfriend Holly Klutts on bass guitar. The six of them spent the better half of 2004 in the studio recording their second album, 'Leave The Hall Light On," which was released May 21st, 2005 on Jam Records. glowfriends performed many dates for the International Pop Overthrow Festival in Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, as well as many local shows in and around the Michigan area. Following the release of their second album, some big changes took place within the band. With the departure of their violinist and cellist, the band began to move in a different direction. glowfriends started work on a new record with Chicago producer/engineer, Charlie Piper, who came to Kalamazoo and recorded the glowfriends basic tracks for 16 songs within 5 days. On December 17th, 2005, guitarist Mark Morris and bassist Holly Klutts were wed. Not long after that, Jenn Hendrix (J.W. Hendrix's wife) joined the band on vibraphone in January of 2006. That same year, glowfriends performed several dates in Liverpool, England, in May, and a string of dates on the West Coast during the summer. glowfriends released their third album, ‘A Farewell to Fair-Weather,' which was released on Jam Records, on March 3rd, 2007. The band played shows throughout the year, in and around the Midwest and a couple of dates on the West Coast, including a rare television appearance on a San Diego News Station in July 2007, and peformed at the first annual KALAMASHOEGAZER fest (an event started by glowfriends, singer, April Morris) in Kalamazoo, MI on August 24th, 2007. The band is has just compleated the final session of recording for a forthcoming, 4th album, title TBA, which is tenatively planned for a November 2008 release.
you guys are brilliant! fantastic! dare i say you mopped the floor of us all on saturday....honestly, you made it sparkle... come play shows with us and keep us posted on your recordings...jen and those other guys
btw your show was awesome.. it was really funny when the lead singer spilled the water in the electrical socket ( at barnes and nobles august 1st/2nd )
Hello, and many thanks for adding and comments.yes i love classic indiepop,late 80's and early 90's sound.when i listened to your sound,it reminds me of these great sound,absolutely wonderful. it's pleasure to meet you on here and look forward to hearing more songs :D all the best. Takashi
Thanks for adding me to your friends and a comment to me!! I like your cool tunes very much!! Your sound makes me smiles!! I'm so glad to know you and sharing friendship with you!! Then I want to invite you to my MySpacefriends group. Can you join my group "HIROHO music friends"? Do you have any informations or news? If you join to the group, please post it at the group Forum please!! And then we can share the informations or news of group members!!
That's okay, you're usually pretty busy at shows. But hopefully we'll get to talk at the KSF. Yeah, I don't really hang out with her that much so it was nice, though she couldn't stay for your set :( She works very early in the morning, but hopefully she'll get to see you guys play sometime!
