Golau Glau have come a long way in a short time.   Their first ‘release’ also happened to be the first free download that we put out under our ODD NET imprint back in July last year.  To say that since those humble beginnings that they got some notice is something of an understatement.  With mentions in Dazed and Confused magazine and countless plays across Radio 6 and Radio 1.  They also seem to be in demand as remixers at the moment.   Whilst ODD NET was not responsible for their continued rise, I like to think the early support from ODD BOX helped a little.

Over the past few months I’ve not been able to keep up with their ‘Arianna’ project.   This is simply a name given to a whole bunch of songs they have recorded and put up on the internet as free downloads.  Today has been a day for catching up with this and bizarrely their Christmas single ‘Fooltide’ and I am happy to report that the rush of excitement that I felt when hearing their first recordings ‘Soft Silver Young’ and ‘Heartland Half Seizure’ is still there.  As a band they give very few details away.   I think they are duo.  I think they’re from Wales but with connections to Yorkshire.  All of this curiosity is render irrelevant when you start listening to the wonderful sounds they make.  You are instantly transport to a world where their silverpop is all that matters. This is some of the best electronic pop being made at this moment in time.   It’s got a little edge and you sometimes wonder where the hell are they taking their sound, but at their very core Golau Glau make beautifully glitchy pop music.  The imperfections are what makes it human and not some dull electro reproduction.  This music has Soul.  Heart.  Feeling.

Golau Glau have a host of songs to download from their website.  Including the cracking ‘Virtual Boy’.   Dive in and when you are deep in the world of Golau Glau remember to come up for air, occasionally.

Links:  Golau Glau |  My Space