New Music: Glass Peaks – São Paulo

Londoner’s Glass Peaks are hotly-tipped for 2020 (whenever it gets going!), and when you hear São Paulo, you’ll know why the indie band is making such a positive impression on UK DJs from radio stations like 6 Music and Radio X.

The track is from their It’s Raining On The Wrong Side of The Window EP, and it’s a release that sees the band cite acts like Foals and Radiohead as influences on their sound. The track has pounding percussion that makes you sit up and take notice from the get-go, but doesn’t distract from the textured, thunderous post-rock elements of the arrangement and Jefferies’ passionate, powerful delivery. It’s an imposing song, but also quite intimate, and has the feel of a festival anthem written all over it.

Says vocalist Alfie Jefferies about the track: “São Paulo is a song for anybody who has ever experienced any kind of colossal failure in a relationship, whether it be funny, tragic, cringe-worthy or otherwise. It’s for the guys or girls on dates who need to get out of there quickly, it’s for those who are sad about the fact that something that they thought was special didn’t quite turn out as they’d imagined. São Paulo attempts to navigate the rollercoaster of emotions one might go through in any given situation in relation to love, sex and relationships.”

São Paulo and It’s Raining On The Wrong Side of The Window are out now and available to stream or download on all major platforms, including Spotify and Amazon Music. Be sure to check Glass Peaks out over on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, where you can keep up with news about the band, upcoming releases, and much more.