“The Glass Wall” is an impressive track from duo beauty is the end, comprised of Clinton Degan and drummer Cullen Corley. Its seven-minute length features an eclectic array of styles, from soaring prog-rock and lush sophisti-pop to hypnotic house. Buzzing synths and vibrant, emotive vocal presence play well throughout the intro. A theatrical vocal rise around 02:07, with guitars and lush synths intermingling beautifully, pushes forward. Heavy smatterings of guitar approaching the four-minute mark exude a fun sort of ’80s nostalgia. “The Glass Wall” is a consuming track from beauty is the end, certainly a promising project.
“This song came about from five days of furtive work back in May when the pandemic was still young,” Degan says. “I was interested in combining odd-meter and my own progressive-pop heritage with some drum and bass rhythm patterns and timbres. Lyrically, I found inspiration in the idea of the “alien”, the othering of the people around us, climate change, and our increasingly rapid devolution into a trans-apocalyptic landscape.”
—
“The Glass Wall” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of February 2021’ Spotify playlist.
