The Sound of Memphis: Glorie to Release Debut Self-titled LP on Makeshift Music May 17

Instrumental band Glorie was formed in Memphis, TN in the spring of 2009 by Jason Paxton, former frontman of The Satyrs, after an eight-year hiatus from playing music.

Jason was joined by Jonathan Kirkscey (cellist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra who has composed arrangements for and performed live with Jay Reatard, Cat Power, and Al Green) Andy Saunders, Jeff Hulett (member of Makeshift Music label-mates Snowglobe and Jeffrey James & the Haul) and Rob Brimhall.

The band started as a desire to create more substantive, engaging instrumental music with a strong focus on melody. Their music blends acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds and draws inspiration from many genres including rock and instrumental hip-hop. Texturally, the instrumentation is diverse as their backgrounds, including layers of strings, synthesizer, guitar, piano, and vibraphone to create an entrancing thick wall of sound with a cinematic quality. The majority of 2010 was spent recording Glorie’s debut self-titled record, which is due out May 17 on Makeshift Music.