Glass Towers | |
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| Origin | Alstonville, Australia Byron Bay, Australia |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2008-2016 2020 |
| Labels | Hub The Label Inertia Dine Alone Records (North America) Thistime Records (Japan) Sony |
Glass Towers are an Australian indie rock band based in Sydney, New South Wales. The original lineup of lead vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Hannam, bassist Cameron Holdstock, drummer Daniel Muszynski and guitarist Sam Speck met and formed in a music class at Alstonville High School in 2008. Glass Towers' debut album "Halcyon Days" was released in Australia and New Zealand on 5 July 2013, and released in the United States on 17 June 2014. Halcyon Days was met with highly positive reviews including a 4 out of 5 and "Album of the Week" rating from Drum Media, a coveted Triple J Feature Album slot and earned the band nominations at the 2014 Rolling Stone Australia Awards for Single of the Year and Best New Talent.[1][2] "Halcyon Days" debuted at 42 on the ARIA Album Chart.
The band is currently signed in Australia to Hub The Label/Inertia. In North America to Dine Alone and in Japan they are signed to Thistime Records.