On September 16th, Lyon-based indie-rock collective Glossy Clouds share their debut album ‘Mess & Mania’, via UK independent label, KWS Blank Canvas Music. The 11-track album features lead single ‘Retro Spacecraft’ released the same day, previous releases ‘Nobody In The Dust’, ‘She’s Borderline’, ‘Bargain Hunter’ and ‘My Devil’ alongside four brand new tracks. 

Listen to album ‘Mess & Mania’ HERE

Listen to lead single ‘Retro Spacecraft’ HERE

The spirit of duality is eloquently delivered with part of the album recorded in the band’s native France and the second at the all-analogue Toe Rag Studios, London. The result is an awe-inspiring combination of raw, crackling gritty rock and cerebral electronic sounds.

The band said about Mess & Mania “this album tells the story of creating of Glossy Clouds, from its most impetuous temperament to its most dreamy and ambitious. It’s a sincere story, inspired by a combination of our past and present life experiences, the unknown lights of the cosmos, and our unanswered questions about the universe in its entirety. It’s a record full of beautiful encounters, intense moments and discoveries which will always symbolize the beauty of our first steps in rock music!

Glossy Clouds continued to talk about the lead single ‘Retro Spacecraft’ “The album ends with this space epic, where we meet our childhood inspirations. It’s filled with pop culture references and tributes to everything we’ve known or wished we knew. “Retro Spacecraft” extends on an endless, delayed beat, a mix of electric and acoustic strings, and vocals from a reassuring distance”

Glossy Clouds are Jérôme Bralet (vocals and guitar), Hugo Merle (Drums) and their three female choristers. The duo were introduced by their respective girlfriends and immediately hit it off, a shared outlook and energy for music, art, photography and life were channelled into their songwriting and performances to create the unique collective ‘Glossy Clouds’. The result is not just a band, but a creative universe where an inspired, anything-goes lawlessness is utterly riveting. The inseparable songwriting duo are outsiders looking in, effectively rock kids in a dance town. It’s this that binds them.

‘Glossy Clouds’ have been supported online by the likes of BBC 6 Music, Wonderland, Clash, This Feeling, XS Noise and The Most Radicalist to name but a few. A live showcase of all releases was performed at 229 London at the end of 2021.  The performance aligned the band’s unique songwriting and visuals to craft a complete artistic statement and an electric, sexy glam atmosphere. Audiences were treated to custom-made costumes, wild stage moves and unlimited supplies of energy.

With music that captivates the listener from the outset, alongside a compelling glorious, unadorned, unpretentious thirst for self-expression, the future looks very bright for Glossy Clouds.

Track listing

1. Hypermaniac
2. Nobody In The Dust
3. Flux Capacitor
4. Stuck In A Mirror
5. She’s Borderline
6. Space-Time Dilation
7. Bargain Hunter
8. My Devil
9. Keep You Awake!
10. The Incongruous Parallel Fates Of J.
11. Retro Spacecraft

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Praise for Glossy Clouds:

It’s a glam rock stomper, a colourful launch for a band who want to grab hold of Bowie’s songbook and give it a 2k21 twist. – Clash 

seamlessly combine the hyper-colourful tones of buoyant pop with the captivating energy of classic rock –Wonderland 

The band combine their ability to seamlessly imitate the retro vibe of many of their influences, while crafting a unique sound built on melody, cheeky instrumental passages and light-heartedness – The Most Radicalist 

Beauty Medicine’ bursts with charismatic charm from the outset, building the tension and drama with simple finger clicks and light percussion before exploding into a guitar lead rock – XS Noise 

My Devil opens with bold guitar riffs, kick drum swings and crashing symbols, creating epic battle rhythms filled with tension and release – Maximum Volume Music

like 70’s pop rock, infused with jazzy chords and contemporary funk and blue rock motifs – American Pancake 

a song that oozes with charismatic portrayal of tension and drama with undefined instrumentals, leading into rock song essentials. – Eat This Music

a snappy beat and muted riffs that already direct you to the dancefloor. Prince-esque chords slide into frame and suddenly we’re dancing. – Dead Good Music

French outfit bring the same grizzled sound as Jack White to their latest indie-rock belter – Mystic Sons

This is not a song that one needs to decipher, but one that needs to be felt like the first hit of caffeine of the day. Glossy Clouds make rock n’ roll. They’re not messing around it either. – Alt 77

French Glossy Clouds and the sultry, hypnotic, psych rock hammer of “My Devil”- American Pancake