New Audio: Venice’s Glazyhaze Shares Breakneck “ROMEO”

Venice-based indie outfit Glazyhaze — Irene (vocal, guitar), Lorenzo (guitar), Francesco (drums, programming) and Vsevolod (bass, backing vocals) — quickly established a sound that draws from shoegaze, dream pop and alternative rock with the release of their full-length debut, 2023’s Just Fade Away.

Since the release of Just Fade Away, the band has toured across Europe and the UK, opening for the likes of Trentemøller, Hater, Film School and a lengthy list of others. Building up on a growing profile across Europe and the UK, the band released their Paolo Canaglia-produced sophomore album SONIC earlier this year.

Recorded between Northeast Italy and London, the Italian band’s sophomore album thematically explores the complexities of love through a journey of self-discovery and emotional contrasts. Sonically, the album sees the quartet embracing shoegaze, bedroom pop, post-punk and art rock influences. The band supported the album opening for Soft Cult on their European tour as well as a handful of dates with The Raveonettes, Slow Crush, Lucy Kruger and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. And adding to a growing profile, the band has received airplay on KEXP, Rai Radio 2, FM4 and BBC Radio 6’s Steve Lamacq.

Clocking in at a 2:31, SONIC’s latest single, “ROMEO” is a breakneck gallop of a tune anchored around swirling, reverb and distortion-drenched guitar textures, a propulsive rhythm section that seemingly channels 120 Minutes-era MTV-era alt rock. Much like the period that the song and the band channels, “ROMEO” is underpinned by subtle yet noticeable tension between anger, sweetness and nostalgia.

The new single captures the powerlessness that often comes with loving someone who can’t love themselves — and are unwilling and/or incapable of change. As the band explains, “ROMEO” is a song for those who hide behind stubborn pride, who would be more willing to destroy everything rather than show vulnerability; for those who seemingly live with the appearance of control but burn inside and won’t readily admit it. They add that the song is most importantly, a farewell to the illusion — or delusion — that you can save someone who doesn’t want to be saved.

After receiving a Music Moves Europe Award-nomination and announcing their appearance at next year’s Eurosonic, the band will close out the year by supporting SONIC with a European and UK tour throughout November and December. Check out the tour dates below.

Tour Dates

Tue 11 Nov – Kranhalle – Munich, Germany  

Wed 12 Nov – Isc Club – Bern, Switzerland 

Sat 15 Nov – Nová Cvernovka – Bratislava, Slovakia 

Mon 17 Nov – Badehaus – Berlin, Germany 

Tue 18 Nov – Helios 37 – Koln, Germany 

Wed 19 Nov – Patronaat – Haarlem, Netherlands 

Thu 20 Nov – Supersonic – Paris, France 

Sat 22 Nov – The George Tavern – London, UK 

Sun 23 Nov – The Croft – Bristol, UK 

Tue 25 Nov – The Prince Alberto – Brighton, UK 

Wed 26 Nov – Voodoo Daddys – Norwich, UK 

Sun 14 Dec – Bronson, Ravenna, Italy 

Sat 20 Dec – Arci Bellezza, Milano, Italy