GLENN THOMAS RELEASES NEW SINGLE
“ALL YOU CAN DO” VIA POPMATTERS
REASSURE ME THERE’S A WINDOW LP OUT
MAY 15TH VIA PALACE FLOPHOUSE RECORDS
Photo: Annelise Loughead
Today, singer/songwriter Glenn Thomas has released “All You Can Do,” the timely new single from his forthcoming LP Reassure Me There’s A Window, out May 15th via Palace Flophouse Records. “Reassure Me There's a Window veers from his previous releases in the realm of atmospheric and visceral rock and into contemplative indie-folk,” says PopMatters. “There's bittersweet reflection to be unearthed in Thomas' new single, the ‘All You Can Do.’ A subtle melange of string instrumentation helps to paint a plaintive image, swirling into a percussive, low-key folk jam…there can be a hopeful tinge garnered from its message, the implication being to let some of life's low-points be and to focus on what can be changed.” Thomas wrote “All You Can Do” about the resolve to accept things the way they are, which often is the hardest thing to do, and says “The lyrics came pretty quickly thinking of how sometimes, despite our best intentions, things aren't always as we want them to be, and not to get too worked up about it."
LISTEN: “ALL YOU CAN DO”
“All You Can Do” follows the release of “Catherine Ames,” a much-needed slice of catharsis and sonic sunshine, inspired by Cathy Ames, the antagonist of John Steinbeck’s East Of Eden - a song about holding on to pain and anger as though they are part of your identity, and understanding that healing and moving forward takes time. Lead single “Oriole,” written after a recurring bout of insomnia about that moment when the sun begins to rise and the birds began to sing. “I thought it would be funny to ask the birds the questions that were keeping me up, since they were all unanswerable anyway,” Thomas has said. “When I set the words to music, I thought it would be fun to make the music sound…lively, like a 60s pop song with serious lyrics.”
LISTEN: “CATHERINE AMES”
LISTEN: "ORIOLE"
Reassure Me There’s A Window features tight fingerpicking guitar-based tunes with introspective lyrics fleshed out with resonant string arrangements. Each of the album’s 11 tracks center around the human condition - ideas of love and loss, isolation and connection, and wondering what more is out there. Thomas writes songs that cut straight to his truths; by putting his life and the human condition under the microscope, his songs articulately observe the big questions with small details, paying careful attention to his understanding of himself and the seasonality of life.
Thomas, who cut his teeth fronting Rhode Island rock outfit Wild Sun, has shared stages with bands like Langhorne Slim, The Wombats, and Blitzen Trapper. He began writing songs that didn't fit within the rock-centric framework and decided he would strike out on his own, stretching his creative muscles. The album was produced by Jordan Lehning (Rodney Crowell, Andrew Combs, Joshua Hedley); with its throwback flair, Reassure Me There's A Window is a lush, sweetly-arranged collection of articulate folk-tinged songs.
A sycamore sways in spite of its weight,
like unmeant words that you can’t unsay.
Past days hang in a frame on the wall,
constantly come to pass, but they still linger on.
Cries for the everyman, cries for the law,
cries for the ones who have given up.
Prayers will be said, but they work too slow
when you have to fix the things that someone else broke.
It’s all you can do.
I looked to the crowd and I felt so small.
Have to wonder why I even worry at all.
Got the tools in the box and a plan and a game,
but the bartender winks and I order the same.
It’s all you can do.
Secondhand premonitions
can’t solve the world in a day.
Keep keeping on with the thinking,
but I still don’t know what to say.
It can patter like the rain or rush like the flood,
all that’s gonna be left are the things you’ve done.
So say one for me and I’ll say one for you.
Cheers to trying to make it through.
It’s all you can do
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