The Glands (album)

ReleasedAugust 1, 2000

GenreIndie rock, pop

LabelCapricorn

The Glands

Studio album by

the Glands

Released

August 1, 2000

The Glands chronology

Double Thriller
(1996)

The Glands
(2000)

Double Coda
(2018)

The Glands is an album by the American band the Glands, released on August 1, 2000.^[1]^[2] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[3] Its commercial prospects were damaged by the closure of the band's label, Capricorn Records, months after the album's release.^[4] It was reissued in 2001 by Phil Walden's subsequent label, Velocette Records.^[5]

The majority of the album was produced by the band.^[6] Frontman Ross Shapiro was inspired primarily by pop music from the 1970s.^[7] He double tracked his vocals for the harmonies.^[8] Many of the songs are marked by the absence of the irony found in much of the indie rock of the 1990s and are about youth and young adulthood, with lyrics that take the form of internal monologues; other songs deal with the problems of adulthood.^[9]^[10]^[11] "I Can See My House from Here" originally contained a sample of the Four Seasons' "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", but it was removed when the band was unable to obtain a copyright clearance.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[13]
The Austin Chronicle	^[14]
Des Moines Register	^[15]
Pitchfork	8.7/10^[16]
The Press of Atlantic City	^[10]
Rolling Stone	^[17]
Spin	9/10^[18]
The Tampa Tribune	^[19]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Livin' Was Easy"
2.	"When I Laugh"
3.	"Swim – Prelude"
4.	"Swim"
5.	"Mayflower"
6.	"Lovetown"
7.	"Straight Down"
8.	"I Can See My House from Here"
9.	"Fortress"
10.	"Work It Out"
11.	"Soul Inspiration"
12.	"Ground"
13.	"Favorite American"
14.	"Breathe Out"

References

↑ Newman, Melinda (July 22, 2000). "Capricorn Rising". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 30. p. 12.
↑ Downs, Gene (August 11, 2000). "Make a Visit to the Promised Glands". Savannah Morning News. p. 5D.
↑ Korbelik, Jeff (September 8, 2000). "The Glands make waves on indie rock scene". Ground Zero. Lincoln Journal Star. p. 18.
↑ Gotrich, Lars (March 31, 2016). "Songs We Love: The Glands, 'Straight Down'". All Songs Considered. NPR.
↑ Newman, Melinda (April 21, 2001). "Is That a Zodiac Sign?". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 16. p. 10.
↑ Waggoner, Eric (November 22, 2001). "Secrete Admirer". Music. Westword.
↑ Bumgardner, Ed (August 18, 2000). "Glandular Fever". Winston-Salem Journal. p. E1.
↑ "Pick Hit". The Sunday Oregonian. September 3, 2000. p. E7.
↑ Waggoner, Eric (August 31, 2000). "The Glands". Music News. Phoenix New Times.
1 2 Hickey, Brian (September 1, 2000). "Short Takes". At the Shore. The Press of Atlantic City. p. 34.
↑ Weisbard, Eric (December 12, 2000). "The long haul". The Village Voice. Vol. 45, no. 49. p. 166.
↑ Seigel, Stephen (November 8, 2001). "Glandular Disorder". Music. Tucson Weekly.
↑ "The Glands Review by Tim Sendra". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
↑ Bertin, Michael (March 2, 2001). "The Glands". Music. The Austin Chronicle.
1 2 Munson, Kyle (September 7, 2000). "The Glands secrete sweet sounds". Des Moines Register. p. DB10.
1 2 Thompson, Paul (November 15, 2018). "The Glands The Glands". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
1 2 Wolk, Douglas (November 9, 2000). "The Glands". Rolling Stone. No. 853. p. 130.
1 2 Tortorello, Michael (August 2000). "Jump Cuts". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 8. p. 157.
1 2 "Spin This". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. September 22, 2000. p. 15.
↑ Blackett, Matt (August 2000). "The Glands". Guitar Player. Vol. 34, no. 8. p. 106.
↑ Amorim, Kevin (September 21, 2000). "New Sounds". Newsday. p. C7.
↑ Wolff, Carlo (November 30, 2000). "The Gland The Glands". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
↑ Harrison, Shane (December 10, 2000). "From OutKast to Johnny Cash to 'Kid A'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L4.
↑ Wener, Ben (December 31, 2000). "A sensationally shallow year 2000 was dominated by teen-pop, recycled rap and bad metal—with scant relief in sight". Show. Orange County Register. p. 6.

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