Glass Vaults is a New Zealand indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand.
History Early years The band was founded by Richard Larsen, and Rowan Pierce in 2010 after graduating from Toi Whakaari. The band name was inspired by the vaulted ceilings of cathedrals.
Sojourn In 2013, the band began work on their first full-length album Sojourn which was released by Flying Out in mid-2015. Sojourn included such singles as "Life is the Show" and "Ancient Gates", which received extensive airplay on alternative radio stations such as 95bFM and Radioactive.
The New Happy Their second album The New Happy, was released in mid-2017 in New Zealand.
The band took aural cues from Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and influences from tracks of Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, and Grace Jones with minimal reverb and dry sounding percussion.
Discography
Studio albums Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2015 Sojourn Released: 25 September 2015 Label: Glass Vaults Catalogue: FOLP006 32 2017 The New Happy Released: 12 May 2017 Label: Melodic Records Catalogue: MELO111 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2010 Glass Released: 16 June 2010 Label: Glass Vaults — 2011 Into Clear Released: 31 October 2011 Label: Glass Vaults — 2013 Bright Released: 29 October 2013 Label: Glass Vaults — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links Glass Vaults (archived) Wellington City Library Profile NZ Musician Glass Vaults interview