"Their Avant-Pop Disco Jazz truly comes from thoughtful and conscious collaboration - it will move our bodies, to change our minds."
/ / / / / BUST Magazine
"Glad Rags recalls when Indie bands such as Arcade Fire made waves in the early 2010s with dance beats and synth flourishes that could compete with any EDM-inspired post-recession pop."
/ / / / / Chicago Reader
”The psychedelic chamber pop outfit fuse a number of disparate styles and approaches into a super-listenable style all their own.”
/ / / / Bandcamp
"Top 10 Performers To See This Summer."
/ / / / Chicago Tribune
"Wonder Under is a thoughtful blend of new wave pop, spacey synth driven moments and experimental yet classily inspired jazz."
/ / / / Phluff
"Some of the most diverse music the Chicago scene has ever witnessed."
/ / / / Midwest Action
"Wonder Under is full of surprises—a pleasing, richly layered effort from one of Chicago's most promising queer bands."
/ / / / Windy City Times
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GLAD RAGS
Formed in 2015 in Chicago's DIY scene, their first two releases came through underground label Grandpa Bay (Water From Your Eyes, Mykele Deville, This Is Lorelei). Their subsequent 2016 EP “Imaginary Friends” weaved in experimental elements while showcasing a more complex instrumentation.
Over the next two years, the project slowly grew to over ten collaborators,
culminating in their second full-length “Wonder Under” released via Midwest Action in 2018. The record was featured on multiple online publications,
local magazines and radio outlets.
Behind the production of founding member Mabel Gladly, their new sound fuses art rock, new wave, experimental jazz, krautrock, disco, funk and soul, thus creating their original blend of psychedelic orchestral synth pop. While joined by many collaborators on their studio projects, Glad Rags keeps their live shows raw with high-energy interpretations of their songs featuring the five core members.
Their debut LP 'ALL OF THEM' is a sixteen track concept album released in 2021. It has since been featured in Bandcamp, BUST magazine, Chicago Reader, and Chicago Tribune, leading to a thirty date tour through '23 and early '24 across the U.S. and Canada. They are now finalizing several smaller albums at their home studio Sinkhole Sounds, including sessions with Eddie Ashworth (Sublime, Izzy Stradlin) at the legendary Oxide Shed in Athens, Ohio.
The collective features some of Chicago’s top musicians who perform with acts such as J. Cole, Animal Farm, Jovan Landry, Sex No Babies, and with Moulin Rouge off Broadway production.
They have performed with Sen Morimoto, Hop Along, !!! (chk chk chk), Nnamdï, Guerilla Toss, Speedy Ortiz, Post Animal, The Oh My's, Mykele Deville, Sloppy Jane, The Ophelias, The Beths, ONO, Emily Blue, Tasha, White Mystery, GIRL K, Andrew Sa, Jude Shuma, No Men, OTNES, GRLwood, + Resavoir.