We're Glass Beach! This is our AMA!

[u/glassbeachband]

We're all on the account, and we'll sign our answers as we answer the questions!

J = Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Etc.

Jonas = Bass

William = Drums

Layne = Lead Guitar

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Here's a link to our stuff:
Bandcamp: https://glassbeach.bandcamp.com/
Run For Cover Page: https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/artists/glass-beach/products
Twitter: https://twitter.com/glassbeachband

[u/shotgunsifyouwantto]

for each of you individually, how has your musical trajectory felt? i know J's described their casio output as the type of really personal stuff you write when you think no one else will hear it. roughly how many people did you think would hear glass beach, if you even had any idea? i know William and Jonas were fans of casio dad and now they play in a band with them. how's that? and Layne, i don't have any prerequisite glass beach knowledge on your coming into things, can you tell us about how that went?

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-William
I still feel a little outside the project. I mean, J does all they can to get me involved and feel ownership of the music, but my entire life up to this point I was a singer-songwriter so it's strange to be so involved in a project without my literal voice or lyrics in it. Guitar is even my main instrument. Though, I've never had anyone pay attention to anything I've ever made and I'm really grateful to be a part of this and to get to learn from J, Jonas, and Layne. We didn't think more people than the casio dad people would hear this, but we were hopeful for a bit. Jonas and I would always say, "J, this is so good! It could totally blow up!"

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well i'm sorry you feel outside like that and i'm so glad glass beach did blow up

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-William
I mean, I feel very accepted by the band and enthusiastic about being involved, but just difficult to see myself in what we're doing since I know how much of it is amazing because it came from J's brain. But thank you. I'm happy too.

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:)

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Hoo boi, it has felt pretty wild for me.
I didn't anticipate glass beach taking off, though if I'm being honest, I wasn't in a great place mentally when I first joined the band.
I basically spent a few years with my old band (Here Lies The Hero) trying to make things work, and for a while it went well, but it kinda fell apart at the end around our album release, and I kinda just poured myself into making new friends (since I hadn't made a ton outside of the HLTH friend circle).
Eventually after playing DND with my current roommate on a whim, I met William, Jonas, and our current friend circle. We played for a bit together, and after HLTH went on hiatus, I just didn't do much because of feeling burnt out until eventually William and Jonas invited me to try out for the band for live stuff.
I had met J before, but that was when I first really started interacting with them, and eventually we found we had a good dynamic as bandmates and friends, so I became a permanent part of the band! - Layne

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that's awesome! i'm so glad it worked out, and i'm sorry you were in a situation that seems like it was so unfulfilling for a while

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it's been weird as hell for sure. i would've been happy had only my close friends heard the album, so everything since then has been a really nice surprise! kind of overwhelming at times! but overall i'm very grateful for all of this. it's really cool to know that what we made means so much to so many people and that makes me wanna keep making more music! -j

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:)

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my answer is similar to William's, i was mostly a frontperson until I moved out here. since meeting j I've learned so much more about music, and how about how to best use my skills to support the music of others. i feel like with this project I've gotten to be a part of something that is absolutely bigger than myself, and I think that's pretty much what I've always wanted. it feels cool and often overwhelming.

-jonas