Washington, DC-based electro pop duo GLOSSER — Riley Fanning and Corbin Sheehan — developed an ethereal yet dance floor friendly sound that draws inspiration from Phantogram, Lorde and Beach House paired with lyrics that conveys a visceral truth.
After 2021’s self-titled debut EP, Fanning and Sheehan wanted to do something different. They started writing without any particular direction. And as a result, Fanning built her craft as a singer/songwriter. They eventually wrote the material that would comprise their full-length debut, last year’s DOWNER. With DOWNER, the pair created a more immediately gratifying pop experience that helped redefine who they are and what they’re capable of.
To celebrate the album’s first anniversary, the DC-based duo released a deluxe edition of DOWNER earlier this year that features a remix by Half Waif collaborator Zubin Hensler, a new version of “The Artist” with indie pop artist Sophie Coran, and a new take on “Disco Girls” remixed by Foxing‘s Eric Hudson.
Building upon growing momentum, the duo will be releasing their latest effort, Angel Dust EP on November 15, 2024 through If This Then Records. The EP reportedly sees the DC-based duo diving further into the depths of a murky, pop tinged world through the subtle incorporation of grit in the duo’s brooding dreamscapes.
Angel Dust EP‘s latest single “Silver Star” is a woozy track that features stuttering and skittering beats, glistening and arpeggiated synths, swirling guitars serving as a lush and dreamy bed for Fanning’s ethereal cooing, expressing the longing, desire, self-doubt and self-flagellation of a crush or a love that’s potentially unrequited.
The duo explain, “’Silver Star’ is about having an all-consuming, extreme infatuation with a person, and how that obsession can drive you to the edge. We really wanted to contrast the electronic and rock elements to mirror the emotional ups and downs of that kind of state of mind.”
Directed by Riley Fanning and Corbin Sheehan, the accompanying video for “Silver Star” was shot with a grainy Super 8-like feel and follows a brooding Fanning as she walks around DC and sitting on a stoop singing the song.