Artist description The Glendoras play psychedelic pop and loungey trip hop, blending acoustic, analog and electronic instruments/noises.

Music Style Alternative

Musical Influences Psychedelic Pop/ Trip Hop/ Electronic

Similar Artists Bowie, Beck, Beatles, Garbage, Radiohead

Artist History Since their formation in 1995, The Glendoras have featured a revolving cast of characters built around the axis of founding members Colm Clark and Sonia Kozlova. In early performances, the group shook up suburban audiences in Clark’s native Long Island with audacious acts of androgyny. A typical concert featured band members switching instruments onstage! It was later revealed that, offstage, they engaged in flagrant acts of reading each other’s mail. In June 1997, The Glendoras shocked New York City’s jaded jet set (not to mention local florists) by appearing at several East Village clubs wearing nothing but carefully arranged begonias. Later that year, they turned the scene on its ear again when they showed up for an appearance at The Spiral dressed as characters from the animated series, The Flintstones. This last stunt ended in a firestorm of controversy when bassist John McCarthy, trapped in his Dino costume, was arrested for impersonating a dinosaur with intent to incite a riot. Personnel changes in late '98 saw the band disappear from the scene for several months. In early ’99, Clark and Kozlova emerged with a new look and sound. Sporting long white beards and carrying stone tablets with cryptic etchings, the pair unveiled a curious mix of bird noises, Yiddish insults and hip-hop beats. 45 seconds into their debut set at The Pyramid, the duo reconsidered their newfound image, ducked behind a curtain, and emerged with yet another look and feel. It is this latest incarnation – a beguiling mix of psychedelic space pop and rump-shaking grooves – that is featured on The Glendoras' four-song EP, Neurasthenia.

Group Members Colm Clark: vox, guitar, avant noises; Sonia Kozlova: piano, keyboards; John McCarthy: bass, vox; Marco Salaverria: drums, programming, mind control; Luke DeLalio: woodwinds, hot air.

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, drum programming, synthesizers, piano, samplers

Albums Perp Walk (EP), Neurasthenia (EP)

Location Woodside, NY - USA

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