mances on their Instagram, as
well as covering some of their
favorite songs from Led Zep-
pelin and the White Stripes.
“It’s definitely less fun do-
ing these livestreamed gigs
because you don’t get to see
your audience jumping up
and down, having a good time
like they do at parties,” Tsu-
noda admitted. “But it’s still
important to us when we play
these smaller performances
that the passion is still there.”
Ziman said that in addi-
tion to canceling practices and
performances, the pandemic
also dulled the band’s content.
“Quarantine has taken a toll
on all of our creative processes,”
he said. “Without it, our lives,
and, in turn, our song-writing,
would be a lot more colorful.”
However, as venues be-
gin to open up and live shows
begin again, Glasshouse
members are looking to ap-
ply what they learned from
the pandemic to their music.
“It’s changed my head-
space when it comes to how
I approach music,” Ziman
said. “In a way, that’s allowed
me to grow as an artist.”
Cheydleur feels the same.
“I’ve become much more in
touch with the band and my-
self,” he said. “For a really long
time I struggled to write any-
thing that I didn’t absolutely
hate. My inner critic was ruth-
less. All this time alone that
I’ve had to reflect has taught
me how to make this critic shut
up when it’s time to, and how
to appreciate my own work.
“It totally helps mentally
to play with the guys,” Chey-dleur continued. “No mat-
ter how bad my day is and
no matter what I have to go
home to after band practice,
during our jams I feel so much
better for those brief hours.”
Ziman agreed, saying:
“Every time I play drums
it’s this incredible release of
emotions... It’s like therapy.”
Hoping that the world
will slowly return to pre-pan-
demic socializing, Glasshouse
looks forward to the possibil-
ity of more live performances
after they reach their greatest
goal: to release their album.
“If somehow COVID isn’t
an issue by next summer, we
want to go on a tour of the West
Coast, which, if booked, would
definitely be worth deferring
college for a year,” Cheydleur
said, speaking for himself andthe other high school seniors in
the band. “We’d be writing and
playing music every single day.”
Ziman agreed. He and his
bandmates have learned that
lost time can’t be regained.
“Now that we know what
it’s like to not be able to practice
consistently for a while,” he said,
“there’ll be no more wasting
time in being indecisive on what
and when we want to record.”
Tsunoda added, “Our
first live show [after the hi-
atus] will be electrifying.”
But until Glasshouse per-
forms live again, Ziman is
plugging the band’s merch.
“If anyone wants them,
we have some old 2015 Glass-
house tour tees,” he offered.
“Get ’em while you can
folks by dming @theband-
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