This pop-punk duo comprises brothers Seth and Paul Hyde, who are separated by thousands of miles (North Carolina to Hawaii). Seth spearheads the project, with Paul adding the drums. However, Paul spearheads the independent (and non-profit) record label Small Step Records.
While I’ve been aware of GLR from quite some time, I only recently dug into their sound, and incidentally only then discovered that my friend Paul (whom I met at Furnace Fest last year, but had corresponded with before that) was in the band.
I had heard them described as pop-punk, which they certainly are, but it’s a different take on the genre. Most of their material leans more pop than punk, but at the same time there are quite a few irregularities thrown in. I won’t spoil the surprise, but check out our featured song, which features at least three distinct sections with different genre emphases in each one. Lyrically, the song deals with the desire to protect a loved one from the sting of death, even if that means sacrificing one’s own self in order to do so.
