Glaive (musician) explained
Glaive |
Birth Name: | Ash Blue Gutierrez |
Birth Date: | 20 January 2005 |
Birth Place: | Florida, U.S |
Years Active: | 2018–present |
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Ash Blue Gutierrez (born January 20, 2005), known professionally as Glaive (stylized as glaive), is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. After posting a string of hyperpop songs to SoundCloud during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that earned him a following, he signed a record deal with Interscope Records and released his debut extended play, Cypress Grove, in 2020. His debut album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released in 2023.
Early life and career
Glaive was born on January 20, 2005,[1] in Florida. His father played polo professionally, and his family lived near Sarasota for nine years before moving to Hendersonville, North Carolina.[2] As of 2023, Glaive is no longer attending high school. His final lesson was his first and only homeschooling lesson. Before pursuing a solo career, he was in a band.
2020–2022 Cypress Grove, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Then I'll Be Happy, and Old Dog, New Tricks
Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while attending high school virtually, Glaive began recording music in his bedroom.[3] [4] His name is inspired by a weapon from the 2016 video game Dark Souls III, in which he uploaded his first song to SoundCloud in April 2020 using the alias.[5] [6] He began collaborating with other hyperpop artists on SoundCloud after being introduced to them through Discord servers.[7] [8] He quickly became popular on SoundCloud and Dan Awad, Glaive's current manager, discovered him through his song "Sick" in the summer of 2020. Soon after, he started regularly appearing on Spotify's "Hyperpop" playlist and signed a record deal with Interscope Records.[9]
He released the single "Clover" on August 5, 2020. On November 13, he released the single "Eyesore", the fourth and final single to his debut extended play (EP), Cypress Grove.[10] [11] Later that month, on November 19, the EP was released through Interscope Records after he wrote and recorded it in a week.[12] [13] The lead single "Cloak N Dagger" for his collaborative EP with Ericdoa, Then I'll Be Happy, was released on January 21, 2021.[14] The music video for his song "Astrid", directed and shot by Hunter Ray Barker and Charlie Grant, was released in February.[15] The lead single to his second EP, All Dogs Go to Heaven, "I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall" was released in March.[16] In April, he collaborated with Aldn on "What Was the Last Thing U Said",[17] and in June, he was featured on Renforshort's single "Fall Apart" from her EP Off Saint Dominique.[18] That month, he released All Dogs Go to Heaven second single, "Detest Me",[19] and in July, its third single, "Bastard".[20] [21] He released the EP in early August,[22] then a collaborative EP with Ericdoa, titled Then I'll Be Happy, in October.[23] They then toured as a duo across North America in support of the release, alongside Midwxst, Aldn, and Underscores.[24] Glaive followed it with "Prick" in November,[25] the lead single of All Dogs Go to Heaven deluxe edition, Old Dog, New Tricks, which was released with four more songs in January 2022.[26]
2022–2024: First headline tour and I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All
Across three weeks in February 2022, Glaive embarked on his first headlining tour in support of Old Dog, New Tricks, with Aldn and Midwxst as opening acts.[27] He began touring Europe in June, both as an opening act for The Kid Laroi's The End of the world Tour and as an independent artist.[28] [29] [30] [31] That month, he released the single "Minnesota Is a Place That Exists" and announced a supporting autumn tour, his second of North America.[32] [33] Late that month, he released the single "Three Wheels and It Still Drives!".[34]
Glaive's debut studio album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released on July 14, 2023.[35] The album's lead single, "As If", was released on April 28 and samples Timothée Chalamet during his performance of the 2016 play Prodigal Son.[36] [37] On May 1, Glaive announced his third North American tour in support of the album, with support from Origami Angel, Oso Oso, and Polo Perks, which took place from July 27 – August 19.[38] On May 17, Glaive released a second single, "I'm Nothing That's All I Am".[39] On June 5, 2023, he announced his second Europe tour in support of the album, which took place from November 11–21.[40] [41] On June 7, he released a third single, "All I Do Is Try My Best", which is the second song on the album to be accompanied by a music video.[42] On June 30, Glaive released a fourth single, "The Car", which is the third song on the album to be accompanied with a music video.[43] [44]
2024–present: A Bit of a Mad One
On January 26, 2024, Glaive released the single "Huh", his first of the year which he recorded in Hope, Alaska.[45]
On February 2, Glaive followed up with the release of "Even When the Sun Is Dead, Will You Tell Them How Hard I Tried" which he also recorded in Hope, Alaska alongside the rest of the coming EP.[46] The last single from the EP, "I Don't Really Feel It Anymore", was released on February 16.[47] After a successful social media campaign promoting the EP, including self-edited music videos, his fourth solo EP, A Bit of a Mad One was released on February 23.[48]
On June 24, 2024, Glaive took to his private X (formerly twitter) account, glaiv4, to confirm that he is no longer with Interscope Records and is now an independent artist. Glaive posted as follows on X: "No more label ever again btw."[49]
Musical style
Glaive's music has often been described as hyperpop.[50] [51] He has described his own music as "straight-up pop songs" with "nothing hyper about them", and stated that his music being labeled as hyperpop is a result of him being associated with other people who make hyperpop. He has also been deemed a pioneer of the digicore genre, a more underground, largely teenage offshoot of hyperpop that uses elements of trap and emo rap with a DIY ethic.[52] His music has included elements of Midwest emo, emo, glitch, pop punk, hip hop, trap, EDM, and indie rock.[53] [54] [55] [56] [57] He has described his music as being about "being annoyed or mad", and has stated that he is inspired by hip hop production.[58] His lyrics address topics such as alienation and mental health.[59]
Colin Joyce of The Fader described Glaive's songs as "genre-hopping" and "self-assured", while Pigeons and Planes wrote that Glaive took a "free-for-all approach" to his music and has "a gift for structure and melody".[60] Vultures Justin Curto called Glaive's lyrics "painfully honest", while Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone wrote that Glaive "has a way with clear-eyed vulnerability".[61] Billboards Andrew Unterberger called Glaive a "cutting-edge pop artist"; Daisy Jones of Vice stated that his sound was "sugary, emotive and intuitive".[62] [63]
Personal life
Glaive is bisexual.[64] [65] He addresses his coming out and identity across I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, and specifically on "As If".
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Guest appearances
Notes and References
- Web site: Curto . Justin . January 22, 2021 . glaive Celebrates His Sweet 16 With a Delectable FU of a Song Alongside ericdoa . August 1, 2021 . . en-us.
- Web site: Joyce . Colin . November 19, 2020 . glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- The Brash, Exuberant Sounds of Hyperpop . . August 10, 2021 . en . July 29, 2021.
- Web site: Jolley . Ben . glaive: teen hyperpop prodigy with fans in Lana Del Rey and Travis Barker . . August 1, 2021 . en . May 26, 2021.
- Madden . Emma . How Hyperpop Became a Force Capable of Reaching and Rearranging the Mainstream . . August 2, 2021 . en . July 1, 2021.
- Web site: Blanchet . Brenton . Here's everything you need to know about rising hyperpop sensation glaive . . August 4, 2021 . en . July 14, 2021.
- Web site: Brodsky . Rachel . February 14, 2022 . glaive Surfs The Hyperpop Multiverse . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604132515/https://www.stereogum.com/2175861/glaive-old-dog-new-tricks-review/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/ . June 4, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . Stereogum.
- Barshad . Amos . August 29, 2023 . Please Stop the Hyperpop—Musicians Are Resisting the Internet Micro-Genre . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114326/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hyperpop-end-internet-genres . August 29, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . Wired.
- Web site: Dandridge-Lemco . Ben . How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal . . August 2, 2021 . en . November 10, 2020.
- Lipshutz . Jason . August 10, 2020 . 10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Sasha Sloan, Victoria Monet, Ant Saunders & More . August 2, 2021 . Billboard . en.
- Web site: Whittle-Olivieri . Nathan . November 15, 2020 . glaive continues build up to his debut project with first single, "Eyesore" . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Joyce . Colin . November 19, 2020 . glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Walker . Sophie . June 3, 2021 . On the Rise: Glaive . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Curto . Justin . January 22, 2021 . glaive Celebrates His Sweet 16 With a Delectable FU of a Song Alongside ericdoa . August 1, 2021 . . en-us.
- Web site: Rossignol . Derrick . February 17, 2021 . Glaive Shares An Outdoorsy Visual For The Glitchy Pop Single 'Astrid.' . August 2, 2021 . . en.
- Ihaza . Jeff . March 19, 2021 . Glaive's 'I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall' Is Exactly How Everything Feels Right Now . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Maicki . Salvatore . Darville . Jordan . Elder . Sajae . Renshaw . David . D'Souza . Shaad . April 29, 2021 . 10 songs you need in your life this week . August 2, 2021 . The Fader . en.
- Web site: June 4, 2021 . Renforshort Recruits Singer Glaive For Her Pop-Punk Track "Fall Apart" . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Rossignol . Derrick . June 2, 2021 . Glaive Is In His Feelings On The Emotional New Single 'Detest Me' . August 1, 2021 . Uproxx . en.
- Web site: Darville . Jordan . July 29, 2021 . Listen to glaive's new song "bastard" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729200409/https://www.thefader.com/2021/07/29/listen-to-glaives-new-song-bastard . July 29, 2021 . February 1, 2024 . The Fader.
- Web site: White . Caitlin . July 29, 2021 . Glaive's Frenetic New Single 'Bastard' Previews His Upcoming EP 'All Dogs Go To Heaven' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729180141/https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-bastard-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep/ . July 29, 2021 . February 1, 2024 . Uproxx.
- Web site: Siroky . Mary . August 6, 2021 . Song of the Week: The Weeknd Returns With "Take My Breath" . August 10, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Ackroyd . Stephen . October 6, 2021 . glaive and ericdoa release collaborative EP then i'll be happy . October 8, 2021 . . en.
- 1435649861408346113 . glaive . THEN ILL BE HAPPY TOUR . Ash . Gutierrez . September 8, 2021 . February 1, 2024.
- Web site: Kenneally . Cerys . November 22, 2021 . Glaive delivers fan favourite "Prick" from deluxe version of all dogs go to heaven EP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122163113/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/glaive-delivers-prick-from-deluxe-version-of-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep . November 22, 2021 . February 1, 2024 . The Line of Best Fit.
- Web site: Taylor . Sam . January 27, 2022 . Glaive Has Released a Deluxe Edition of His Recent EP, Featuring a Few New Tracks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127135810/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-deluxe-edition-ep/ . January 27, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . Dork.
- Web site: Helfand . Raphael . November 16, 2021 . Glaive announces February 2022 North American tour dates . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116212220/https://www.thefader.com/2021/11/16/glaive-2022-north-american-tour-dates . November 16, 2021 . February 1, 2024 . The Fader.
- Web site: Richards . Will . January 24, 2022 . The Kid LAROI announces rescheduled 2022 UK/European tour dates . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124141833/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-kid-laroi-announces-rescheduled-2022-uk-european-tour-dates-3144923 . January 24, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . NME.
- Web site: Jolley . Ben . July 18, 2022 . Glaive: hyperpop king on why the genre "will never die" and touring with The Kid LAROI . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722140554/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/glaive-interview-2022-the-kid-laroi-machine-gun-kelly-radar-3269502 . July 22, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . NME.
- Web site: Holden . Finlay . September 29, 2022 . Glaive Has Shared a New Song, 'Three Wheels and It Still Drives!', Alongside a Music Video . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929125941/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-new-song-three-wheels-and-it-still-drives/ . September 29, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . Dork.
- Web site: Cartter . Eileen . May 9, 2022 . Glaive Went From Making Songs in His Bedroom to Selling Out Shows in 22 Months . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509140105/https://www.gq.com/story/glaive-hyperpop-profile . May 9, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . GQ.
- Web site: Gonzalez . Alex . June 24, 2022 . Glaive Premieres A New Single, 'Minnesota Is A Place That Exists,' And Announces A Tour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625045348/https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-minnesota-tour/ . June 25, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . Uproxx.
- Web site: Cabot . Madeleine . June 24, 2022 . Glaive Has Released His New Song, 'Minnesota' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624162814/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-video-minnesota/ . June 24, 2022 . February 1, 2024 . Dork.
- Web site: Darville . Jordan . September 29, 2022 . glaive shares "3 wheels and it still drives!" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929150118/https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/29/glaive-3-wheels-and-it-still-drives . September 29, 2022 . February 3, 2024 . The Fader.
- Web site: Barton . Elle . July 14, 2023 . Glaive – I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713122136/https://diymag.com/review/album/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all . July 13, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . DIY.
- Web site: Renshaw . David . April 28, 2023 . glaive samples Timothée Chalamet on new song 'as if' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430101500/https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/28/glaive-timothee-chalamet-as-if-debut-album . April 30, 2023 . April 8, 2023 . . en.
- Web site: Kelly . Tyler Damara . April 28, 2023 . glaive confirms debut new album, i care so much i don't care at all . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230428171128/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-confirms-debut-new-album-i-care-so-much-i-dont-care-at-all . April 28, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . The Line of Best Fit.
- Web site: Helfand . Raphael . May 17, 2023 . glaive announces summer tour, shares 'im nothing thats all i am' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519151053/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/17/glaive-announces-summer-tour-shares-im-nothing-thats-all-i-am . May 19, 2023 . February 1, 2024 . The Fader.
- Web site: Taylor . Sam . May 17, 2023 . Glaive Has Released a New Single, 'Im Nothing Thats All I Am' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517151032/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-im-nothing/ . May 17, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . Dork.
- Web site: Pilley . Max . June 12, 2023 . Glaive Announces First Ever UK and European Tour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612115339/https://diymag.com/news/glaive-announces-first-uk-european-tour . June 12, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . DIY.
- Web site: Murray . Robin . June 12, 2023 . glaive Announces November UK Shows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204040742/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/glaive-announces-november-uk-shows/ . February 4, 2024 . February 3, 2024 . Clash.
- Web site: Kelly . Tyler Damara . June 7, 2023 . glaive shares new single 'all i do is try my best' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001175455/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-new-single-all-i-do-is-try-my-best . October 1, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . The Line of Best Fit.
- Web site: Carter . Daisy . July 3, 2023 . Glaive Shares Final Pre-Album Single, 'The Car' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204034645/https://diymag.com/news/glaive-shares-final-album-single-the-car . February 4, 2024 . February 3, 2024 . DIY.
- Web site: Taylor . Sam . July 3, 2023 . Glaive Has Released a New Single, 'The Car' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230703162923/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-the-car/ . July 3, 2023 . February 3, 2024 . Dork.
- Web site: Kelly . Tyler Damara . January 29, 2024 . glaive shares first release of the year, "huh" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240129163818/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-first-release-of-the-year-huh . January 29, 2024 . January 30, 2024 . The Line of Best Fit.
- Web site: Major . Michael . February 2, 2024 . Glaive Shares New Single 'Even When The Sun Is Dead' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419070335/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Glaive-Shares-New-Single-Even-When-The-Sun-Is-Dead-20240202. April 19, 2024 . April 19, 2024 . Broadway World.
- Web site: Horvath . Zachary . February 19, 2024 . Glaive Is Getting Ready For New LP With "I Don't Really Feel It Anymore" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419065554/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/765670-glaive-i-dont-really-feel-it-anymore-hip-hop-news . April 19, 2024 . April 19, 2024 . Hot New Hip Hop.
- Web site: Pakula . Asher . March 27, 2024 . glaive – "a bit of a mad one" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327104954/https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/glaive-a-bit-of-a-mad-one/ . March 27, 2024 . April 19, 2024 . Everything Is Noise.
- Web site: Glaive confirming he's no longer with Interscope .
- Web site: Canjemanaden . Jessica . Meet the young, terminally online artists shaping the sound of hyperpop . . August 1, 2021 . en . March 17, 2021.
- Web site: Enis . Eli . This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music . . August 1, 2021 . en . October 27, 2020.
- Web site: Bugara . Billy . Digicore captures the angst of coming of age during a global pandemic . . August 2, 2021 . en . April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Walker . Sophie . On the Rise: Glaive . . August 1, 2021 . en . June 3, 2021.
- Web site: Yalcinkaya . Günseli . Hyperpop is the new sound for a post-pandemic world . Dazed . August 1, 2021 . en . March 17, 2021.
- Web site: Battoclette . Augusta . 15 artists changing the landscape of alternative music with hyperpop . Alternative Press . August 1, 2021 . en . July 28, 2021.
- Web site: White . Caitlin . Glaive's 'Bastard' Previews His New EP 'All Dogs Go To Heaven' . . August 1, 2021 . en . July 29, 2021.
- Web site: Darus . Alex . 21 artists who are 21 years old or younger and taking over alternative music . Alternative Press . August 2, 2021 . en . April 2, 2021.
- Web site: Taylor . Trey . Hyperpop: why American music isn't boring . . August 1, 2021 . en-gb . March 9, 2021.
- Web site: Jolley . Ben . glaive - 'all dogs go to heaven' EP review: scene-stealer's stadium-sized hyperpop anthems . NME . August 10, 2021 . en . August 6, 2021.
- Web site: Gardner . Alex . Moore . Jacob . Bugara . Billy . Best New Artists of the Month (July) . . August 1, 2021 . en . July 28, 2020.
- Ihaza . Jeff . Glaive's 'I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall' Is Exactly How Everything Feels Right Now . . August 1, 2021 . en . March 19, 2021.
- Unterberger . Andrew . Sophie, Electronic and Experimental Pop Great, Dies at 34 . Billboard . August 2, 2021 . en . January 30, 2021.
- Web site: 14 Songs That Give Us Hope For The Future . Vice . August 2, 2021 . en . April 22, 2021.
- Web site: Erickson . Steve . July 12, 2023 . Glaive I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All Review: Uncomfortably Grim . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713095627/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all-album-review/ . July 13, 2023 . February 1, 2024 . Slant Magazine.
- Web site: July 14, 2023 . Listen to the influences behind Glaive's debut album in his genre-bending playlist to accompany The Cover . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202013840/https://www.nme.com/news/music/glaive-nme-cover-playlist-3468654 . February 2, 2024 . February 1, 2024 . NME.
- Web site: Glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom . The Fader . November 19, 2020 . November 14, 2021 . Joyce, Colin.
- Web site: Whittle-Olivieri . Nathan . November 15, 2020 . glaive continues build up to his debut project with first single, "Eyesore" . August 1, 2021 . . en.
- January 2, 2013 . Bubbling Under Hot 100 . July 31, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.
- Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart . Billboard . October 8, 2021 . October 2, 2021.
- Web site: The Official New Zealand Music Chart . August 1, 2022 . THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART . en.
- Web site: Sweeney . Farrell . September 20, 2021 . Whethan leans into pop alongside ericdoa and glaive on 'Think You Right' . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923051631/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/09/whethan-leans-into-pop-alongside-ericdoa-and-glaive-on-think-you-right/ . September 23, 2021 . September 27, 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
- Web site: Mental (feat. Slump6s and Glaive) by Whethan on Spotify . Spotify . April 26, 2022.
- Bouza . Kat . June 10, 2022 . Machine Gun Kelly Taps Teen Rapper Glaive for 'More Than Life' . June 12, 2022 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
- Web site: Devo4ka (feat. Glaive) by 9mice on Spotify . Spotify . December 8, 2023.
- Web site: just not sure (feat. Glaive) by kurtains on Spotify . Spotify . June 21, 2024.