Glass America

Glass America is a post-rock, ambient, mostly instrumental band from Wenham, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 2008 and in October of that same year signed with Boston-based, Driven Records. The members of the band, Jared Deame, John Mirisola, Michael Foye, and Micah Wilson, came together with a vision of rejecting the formulaic structures and textures that typify much of Post-rock.
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Redivivus
Glass America released Redivivus on September 8, 2009. The album is a completely self-produced work and has a very "organic feel" according to lead guitarist John Mirisola. The album, which was initially not going to be anything more than a three or four track EP, grew to include eight tracks that span a total of 45 minutes. After listening to Redivivus one of the writters at postrockcommunity stated,
"Glass America...might be 2009's best newcomers...music like this deserves to reach as many people as possible."
Likewise, Audiotier.com had this to add,
"This quartet from the mists of Boston, MA will let easy riffs fly with nicely poised piano melodies and charming drum patterns. Post-rock has had kind a high over the last few years but if the tiresome splashes and hard riveting riffs of punched-down formal heroes has tired you out, then the sound of these Sigur Ros scholars could do some wonders...this record is one of the best post-rock releases of the year. The weight that Glass America are able to put into each song, the pressure and the over-riding anxious energy is more than the average Mogwai song."

Less than one month after being released Redivivus launched Glass America into the top 40 artists on gimmesound with over 1,000 song downloads in its first three weeks alone. The concept for the album can be wraped up in these words by lead guitarist John Mirisola, "The biggest theme to the album, and indeed, the biggest theme in any of our lives, is that there is hope, whatever the circumstance. There is a major chord, even after a whole song in a minor key.”

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