glaive - kurtains

"a true talent looming in a scene that isn’t anti-pop so much as meta-pop, chaotic and a little indifferent"

There’s a unique new generation reshaping music, exposing unexplored links between different strains and sub-genres, and standing at the forefront of this new wave of talent is glaive, a name taken from the video game Dark Souls III.

The singer, just 19 years old, possesses an intuitive style of songwriting which opens out to a trove of raw emotion. Each of his tracks possesses its own personality, offering listeners a glimpse into the nexus between his own maverick life and our shared human experience. His rise to stardom began during the pandemic when he was 15, collaborating with like-minded artists online – joining the dots between the avant-garde in electronic music, nascent microgenres within pop, and the timeless sounds of punk, alt-rock, dream pop and indie folk, to name a few – crafting himself a truly fluid musical identity.

From his beginnings in Hendersonville, North Carolina (population 15k), to opening for The Kid LAROI on The First Time tour this year, glaive has become a name synonymous with a scene that redefines pop, not by distancing itself from tradition but by forging a new, innovative style. His previous works, including cypress grove, all dogs go to heaven, and then i’ll be happy, have all cemented him as a standout artist, lauded by the likes of The New York Times, Vulture, GQ and The FADER.

Continuing on his mission to bring audiences into his off-centre miniverse of candid testimonials, dulcet beats and all-out performances, fans can look forward to more surprises as glaive prepares for another monumental year in his career, filled with new releases, live performances, and more.

Kurtains  

Alex Davies, more popularly known as kurtains, is a singer and producer from Wales. 

kurtains is mostly known for his part in cypher such as “spinna” and his EP “insignia’s manor”. He is associated with the collective slowsilver03, and frequent collaborator with glaive.