(droning guitar music) (upbeat pop rock music) ♪ When I tasted your lips ♪ - We're Glass Townes and this is our sound on tap.

(upbeat pop rock music) This song's called "Rush."

Let's dance.

(upbeat pop rock music) ♪ I've never felt this way before ♪ ♪ It feels like I'm treading on water ♪ ♪ When I repeated I love you ♪ ♪ And it slipped right through your head ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's been two weeks and counting ♪ ♪ And still no call ♪ ♪ I feel alone ♪ ♪ Oh, but if you stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ Can you see where I've been ♪ ♪ And if you hold on to my arms ♪ ♪ Can you feel the sudden rush ♪ (upbeat pop rock music) ♪ So now you're standing in front of me ♪ ♪ The light in your eyes, it blinds me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you said it was easy ♪ ♪ But it's not ♪ ♪ And it's you ♪ ♪ It's you ♪ ♪ It's always you ♪ ♪ But if you stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ Can you see where I've been ♪ ♪ And if you hold on to my arms ♪ ♪ Can you feel the sudden rush, rush, rush ♪ ♪ And need to run, run ♪ ♪ When you stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ Oh, run ♪ (upbeat pop rock music) ♪ But if you stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ Can you see where I've been ♪ ♪ And if you hold on to my arms ♪ ♪ Can you feel the sudden rush, rush, rush ♪ ♪ And need to run, run ♪ ♪ When you stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ Oh, run ♪ (upbeat pop rock music) - It's been about a year, a year and a half.

Well, we've been running together and writing better music now.

Obviously, when we started, it was a little bit different.

You know, it was a little bit rough around the edges, but we're creating a sound that we finally enjoy and like, so we're essentially finding ourselves at the moment.

(upbeat pop rock music) ♪ I'm drowning in a flood ♪ - As soon as he sent me all the music, I really digged the style.

You know, it's something that I never really played, I would listen to, but once I got the the opportunity to do so, I learned the songs.

I went to them.

That's when actually, you know, more or less around at the same time, Mikey was in the band, and I think that was it.

We kinda sparked it off.

They liked it.

I was actually more concerned about Eddie.

Eddie, as you can see, he is very like- - A cool cucumber.

- So, yeah, he wasn't saying anything during the whole practice.

You know, everybody else was, but he was very like... At the end, he was like, "Sorry, man.

You actually did very, very good.

A few pointers, but other than that, solid."

(band member chuckles) And I was like, "Oh my God, dude!"

Like, you know, it was a really good experience, and after that, it was, you know, kind of the start of a really, really good friendship.

Like everybody was saying, we all come from different styles of playing.

You know, we all are leaders, so, sometimes, we butt heads, but once we actually come into accordance, you know, beautiful music, beautiful music.

- A diamond creates under pressure, and we just live for that pressure.

- Chef's kiss.

- Yes.

- We live under pressure, yeah.

♪ At 2:00 a.m. ♪ (lively pop rock music) ♪ Your love is complicated ♪ ♪ I'm addicted, oh, it fucks me up ♪ ♪ I crawled across this dark room ♪ ♪ Just to find that you are moving on ♪ ♪ My eyes are growing weary ♪ ♪ Searching for your very dimmed out light ♪ ♪ I'm looking but it's pointless, 'cause you're hopeless ♪ ♪ Yeah, it fucks me up ♪ ♪ Singing the songs you like ♪ ♪ Slow dancing through the night ♪ ♪ Look at the shooting stars ♪ ♪ They're crashing just like us ♪ ♪ Singing the songs you like ♪ ♪ Slow dancing through the night ♪ ♪ We clench our fist and bite our lips ♪ ♪ It's almost like you hate my guts ♪ ♪ You pull your hair in desperation ♪ ♪ And I try to calm you down ♪ ♪ It's hard, you know I lose control ♪ ♪ My body tries to shut me down ♪ ♪ We're taking drugs to fill our lungs ♪ ♪ Oh, it just don't work the same ♪ ♪ Singing the songs you like ♪ ♪ Slow dancing through the night ♪ ♪ Look at the shooting stars ♪ ♪ They're crashing just like us ♪ ♪ Singing the songs you like ♪ ♪ Slow dancing through the night ♪ (lively pop rock music) ♪ They're crashing just like us ♪ (lively pop rock music) ♪ So close, yet so far ♪ ♪ I see your face but don't remember who you are ♪ ♪ You come home to our favorite songs ♪ ♪ And while the music plays, I still can't even hear a sound ♪ (lively pop rock music) ♪ So close, yet so far ♪ ♪ I see your face but don't remember who you are ♪ ♪ You come home to our favorite songs ♪ ♪ And while the music plays ♪ ♪ I still can't even hear a sound ♪ (lively pop rock music) - So, now that the world is opening back up, you know, the pandemic, it's not over, but it's a little bit easier to go out.

We actually just brought in our friend.

His name is Manny.

He actually set up this thing for us, and he's looking for shows for us, like South by Southwest, right?

We were supposed to play that 2020.

Got canceled obviously, and just to create a better opportunity for us, right?

Instead of us looking for the shows, so we're more than excited to hit the road, really start playing festivals or anything like that.

We actually haven't played a lot of crazy stuff together as the band, just because we were looking for our sound, right?

Essentially for us, it was important to find our roots and what we were gonna base this band off of, so that when we do that, we could actually give a show instead of just playing music, essentially, right?

Which is what we do.

♪ I've never felt this way before ♪ We root everything from how we tune our music, how we create our music, how we start writing.

I mean, we got down to how we tuned it, right?

Everything generally is tuned to 444, I mean 440, and we decided, you know, we're gonna change it up a little bit.

Let's tune to 444, right?

It makes sense with a body and kind of how we're created, right?

With the earth, it resonates better with the brain, just like when you go to a live show.

You know, you go to a live show 'cause it creates chemicals in your head, and you feel amazing.

So, we're trying to do that through a record, essentially, so we're definitely excited to hit the road and finally showcase a little bit of what we got.

You know, well, it's not our final form yet, but I think we're getting there.

(somber alternative music) (lively indie rock music) ♪ We've been playing games ♪ ♪ Ever since we met ♪ ♪ It's getting hard to stay ♪ ♪ So tell your friends I'm not in love ♪ ♪ But don't you come and waste my time again ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ ♪ And I know you're not fine ♪ ♪ And that's all right, my dear ♪ ♪ We've got nothing to fear ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ ♪ So keep playing your games ♪ ♪ We'll end up far from here ♪ ♪ Away from all we've built ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ (lively indie rock music) ♪ You're coming back again ♪ ♪ It's a story told again ♪ ♪ It's getting hard to stay ♪ ♪ So tell your friends I'm not in love ♪ ♪ But don't you come and waste my time again ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ ♪ And I know you're not fine ♪ ♪ And that's all right, my dear ♪ ♪ We've got nothing to fear ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ ♪ So keep playing your games ♪ ♪ We'll end up far from here ♪ ♪ Away from all we've built ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ - [Robotic Voice] So we take for granted our time and all the connections we've never had?

It isn't fair.

(lively indie rock music) ♪ And I know you're not fine ♪ ♪ And that's all right, my dear ♪ ♪ We've got nothing to fear ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ ♪ So keep playing your games ♪ ♪ We'll end up far from here ♪ ♪ Away from all we've built ♪ ♪ It isn't fair ♪ - So, yes, the meaning to the name, Glass Townes.

I mean, we were all emo once, right?

Once upon a time, we were all rooted from emo roots.

For me, it was something really corny, but I felt like it meant something to me at the time, and it still kind of does.

So, Glass Townes originates from, you know, everybody, we live in a city or a town, essentially, right?

We live in a civilization, and, everybody, it doesn't matter how hard you are or how crazy of a leader you are, I mean, you have those breakdowns.

Everybody's made of glass.

So, for me, at least, this band is where I can be very vulnerable and express what I've been going through.

My emotions or anything that I've lived, I write, because I'm really bad at expressing stuff, so I sometimes break.

We're like glass, so we are a glass town essentially, right?

Everybody breaks.

Everybody's in a town.

So that's basically what it means for me.

It's a place where we can be vulnerable and really come together to, you know, enjoy something without having to prove ourselves about anything.

So that's the glass town.

- I also think also just the whole idea of transparency, about being in a community and being vulnerable, and, you know, everyone, we all go through the same thing, deal with the same struggles, so I think it's an amazing name for people to understand that, at the end of the day, we're all united, you know?

Everyone, we live as one, in a sense, so the whole idea of transparency.

(upbeat pop rock music) - I hope you guys don't mind we're gonna play a new one for you.

(upbeat pop rock music) ♪ When I tasted your lips ♪ ♪ Brought Chardonnay, but I don't like it ♪ ♪ Innocence with a hint of red wine ♪ ♪ And our bodies are cold ♪ ♪ You're moving closer ♪ ♪ And it feels like I've been here all along ♪ ♪ Both your heart and soul ♪ ♪ I have lost control ♪ ♪ You are here with me ♪ ♪ Leave it all to me ♪ ♪ Swirling like the wind ♪ ♪ Moonlight on your skin ♪ ♪ Breathing desperately, I've lost control ♪ ♪ What you said to me, I know ♪ ♪ I felt the same thing that summer night ♪ ♪ Under this night sky ♪ ♪ There isn't time ♪ ♪ Now I'm out of sight ♪ ♪ Your body's burning like the embers in the dark ♪ ♪ It's comforting my wounds ♪ ♪ And I feel it in my head ♪ ♪ Felt like forever just to get here, now I'm over it ♪ ♪ Both your heart and soul ♪ ♪ I have lost control ♪ ♪ You are here with me ♪ ♪ Leave it all to me ♪ ♪ Howling like the wind ♪ ♪ Moonlight on your skin ♪ ♪ Breathing desperately, I've lost control ♪ ♪ What you said to me, I know ♪ ♪ I felt the same thing that summer night ♪ ♪ Under this night sky ♪ ♪ There isn't time, there isn't time ♪ - Ladies and gentlemen, Andy Chow.

(upbeat pop rock music) ♪ And I've lost control ♪ ♪ What you said to me, I know ♪ ♪ I felt the same thing that summer night.

♪ ♪ Under this night sky ♪ ♪ There isn't time, there isn't time ♪ ♪ It's you and I ♪ ♪ You are the best thing I've ever had ♪ ♪ Under this night sky ♪ ♪ Give me your time ♪ - We wanna give the listener an experience that, you know, maybe they wouldn't get with somebody else, right?

For them to remember us, like the red shoelace effect.

They know who Glass Townes is.

(bright indie pop music) ♪ I'm drowning in a flood ♪ - All of us, we're very individualistic, but very united in the same way, where it's just like we have our own personalities, but somehow it definitely comes together.

So that's how I ended up playing with these guys.

♪ So what can I do to you ♪ ♪ If you don't come back home ♪ - When we started playing as a band, everybody had their own parts and everybody tried to shine, and same thing during the pandemic.

We realized, you know what?

It's more about each individual song as itself rather than, hey, I'm gonna display my talent and really show what I can do.

So we learned, and we're still in the process of learning, how to create this solid song to where it sounds good for the audience, and not individually as a musician.

Are you rolling?

(gentle music) We've got one more song for you guys.

This one's called "Sugar Glide" to close off the night.

Sound on Tap, we're Glass Townes.

(upbeat pop rock music) ♪ I'm drowning in a flood ♪ ♪ I'm soaking in your honey-covered eyes ♪ ♪ But, girl, I won't stop ♪ ♪ Until I feel your body next to mine ♪ ♪ So what can I do to you ♪ ♪ If you don't come back home ♪ ♪ Will I meet you tonight ♪ ♪ I need your touch, your skin, your lips ♪ ♪ I need it all tonight ♪ ♪ Say goodbye ♪ ♪ You let me float into your life ♪ ♪ Say goodbye ♪ ♪ It could be wrong, but it's all right ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ I'm getting stuck between your eyes ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ (upbeat pop rock music) ♪ She's out at 2:00 a.m. ♪ ♪ This time around, we could become good friends ♪ ♪ We're roaming and it's late ♪ ♪ And now we're all okay ♪ ♪ I'm so into you, so please ♪ ♪ Can you just let me know what you think ♪ ♪ You think I could come back again ♪ ♪ To reassure myself ♪ - [Vocalist] One more time!

♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ You let me float into your life ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ It could be wrong but it's all right ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ I'm getting stuck between your eyes ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ Sugar glide ♪ ♪ So, baby, come talk to me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ - This is all we've got, ladies and gentlemen.

♪ So, baby, come talk to me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ - [Vocalist] Give me some base, Mikey, come on!

♪ So, baby, come talk to me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ ♪ So, baby, come talk to me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me, come on ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ ♪ Come and take a float with me ♪ (upbeat pop rock music) - Once again, we're Glass Townes.

Thank you, Sound on Tap, for having us.

Good night!

(lively outro music) Beautiful.

(upbeat pop rock music) This song's called "Rush."

Let's dance.

♪ I've never felt this way before ♪ ♪ It feels like I'm treading on water ♪ ♪ When I repeated I love you ♪ ♪ And it slipped right through your head ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's been two weeks and counting ♪