Glass Candy

Glass Candy

Infobox musical artist
Name = Glass Candy
Background = group_or_band


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Years_active = 1996 - Present
Label = K Records
Troubleman Unlimited
Italians Do It Better
Origin = Portland, Oregon
Genre = Disco punk
Associated_acts = Chromatics
Current_members = Ida No
Johnny Jewel
Past_members = Avalon Kalin
Jimi Hey

Glass Candy is an American disco punkClaire Madigan, Glass Candy interview, "SignOnSanDiego", October 31, 2007. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/10/mustsee_opener_glass_candy.html] Access date: September 8, 2008.] band from Portland, Oregon. While their early work blends noise rock with electropop, their later work incorporates Italo disco.

History

Glass Candy was formed by Ida No, from Vancouver, and Johnny Jewel, from Austin, in 1996.T. Cole Rachel, "Welcome to the Good Life", "The Fader" no. 53, April 2008, p. 74.] No describes their early work as "droney and weird." Their first two singles, which they self-released under the name "Glass Candy & the Shattered Theatre", were "Metal Gods" (2001) and a cover of Josie Cotton's "Johnny Are You Queer" (2002). They toured with The Convocation Of... in 2001, and released a live album that year on Vermin Scum. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfuxqrkldhe~T1 Glass Candy] at Allmusic] Their first studio album, "Love Love Love", was issued on Troubleman Unlimited in 2003. A second full-length followed on Troubleman the next year. Jewel founded Italians Do It Better with Mike Simonetti as a subsidiary of Troubleman. Glass Candy released their third album in 2007, on this label.

Jewel also plays in Chromatics and is romantically linked to their singer, Ruth Radelet. No is involved with the Chromatics's drummer, Natty.

Characteristics

Ida No's vocals have been likened to Nico and "a frightened Debbie Harry or a pissed-off Lene Lovich in a haunted disco". Their work as of 2008 borrows from Italo disco, freestyle music, Krautrock, hip-hop, and new wave. Johnny Jewel has cited Marilyn Monroe films, 1980s cop show soundtracks, Goblin, and John Carpenter soundtracks as inspirational. All music tracks are produced by basic analog equipment, without the use of computers. [Rachel 2008, p. 75.] Critics have also compared the group to Nina Hagen, The Shirelles,Rachel, p. 154.] David Bowie, James Chance, and Jarboe. Glass Candy has covered songs by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Kraftwerk, Belle Epoque, Dark Day, [Marc Hogan, "After Dark" review, "Pitchfork Media", June 22, 2007. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43712-after-dark] Access date: September 8, 2008.] The Rolling Stones, and Queen. The group has also said that stores could appropriately file their music "between Olivia Newton-John, Suicide and Schoolly D".

Members

;Current members
*Ida No - vocals
*Johnny Jewel (formerly known as John David V.) - drums, programming

;Former members
*Avalon Kalin - drums
*Jimi Hey - drums

Discography

*"Smashed Candy" (Vermin Scum, 2001)
*"Love Love Love" (Troubleman Unlimited, 2003)
*"Life After Sundown" (Troubleman Unlimited, 2004)
*"I Always Say Yes (12" Main)" (Italians Do It Better, 2007)
*"B/E/A/T/B/O/X" (Italians Do It Better, 2007)
*"Miss Broadway (Vinyl, 12")" (Italians Do It Better, 2008)

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