Sandi Glowe

AnalogueTrash

is it the past that affects my will?

Sandi Glowe looks both to the past and the future on is it the past that affects my will?, her debut EP for AnalogueTrash. Since signing with the label in December 2022, she has released two well-received singles - Silent Town and Where the Light Goes - and made appearances on the two most recent editions of their Label Sampler series.

“is it the past that affects my will? explores my dreams and my fears,” reveals Sandi. “It looks at both sides of the coin: feelings of hope and feelings of hopelessness. With the EP, I wanted to paint a world of surreal images to talk about feelings that we all feel and have felt.”

She continues, “I didn’t reference specific artists in the writing process, I have always been naturally drawn to melancholic melodies and that’s what generally guides my songwriting. However, in terms of production me and my producers had different references in mind for each song to add emphasis to the tone and message of the lyrics. The ethereal and romantic dreampop textures of Cigarettes After Sex were the main reference for Blackpool’s sound, for example.”

“Michael Andrews’ Donnie Darko soundtrack, with its John Barry and Ennio Morricone influences, inspired the production for Where the Light Goes and industrial rock acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry can be heard in the production choices for Silent Town and elements of She Holds All the Pain of the World. As diverse as that may sound, the EP works really well when played from start to finish in its entirety, something that was very important to me during the recording and production process.” 

Sandi Glowe looks both to the past and the future on is it the past that affects my will?, her debut EP for AnalogueTrash. Since signing with the label in December 2022, she has released two well-received singles - Silent Town and Where the Light Goes - and made appearances on the two most recent editions of their Label Sampler series.
“is it the past that affects my will? explores my dreams and my fears,” reveals Sandi. “It looks at both sides of the coin: feelings of hope and feelings of hopelessness. With the EP, I wanted to paint a world of surreal images to talk about feelings that we all feel and have felt.”
She continues, “I didn’t reference specific artists in the writing process, I have always been naturally drawn to melancholic melodies and that’s what generally guides my songwriting. However, in terms of production me and my producers had different references in mind for each song to add emphasis to the tone and message of the lyrics. The ethereal and romantic dreampop textures of Cigarettes After Sex were the main reference for Blackpool’s sound, for example.”
“Michael Andrews’ Donnie Darko soundtrack, with its John Barry and Ennio Morricone influences, inspired the production for Where the Light Goes and industrial rock acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry can be heard in the production choices for Silent Town and elements of She Holds All the Pain of the World. As diverse as that may sound, the EP works really well when played from start to finish in its entirety, something that was very important to me during the recording and production process.”

is it the past that affects my will? by Sandi Glowe

Where the Light Goes

⁠Silent Town

Blackpool

She Holds All the Pain of the World

She Holds All the Pain of the World by Sandi Glowe

Silent Town

Taking inspiration from artists as diverse as Caroline Polachek, Kate Bush, Cigarettes After Sex, John Frusciante and Radiohead, Sandi’s creative output treads the fine line between dreampop, art pop and more traditional guitar-infused sounds to cast “gothic shadows over folk rock elements” (SKREEN B).

Sandi spent several years in Manchester in the UK, prompting her to expand her creative horizons and approaches to music. Shifting and developing from bedroom production and looping melancholic guitar melodies to working in partnership with producers has led to the development of her innovative and always-evolving sound. She has since returned to Rome to pursue a career in neuroscience research, but maintains her personal and musical connection with Manchester, returning there to record her music.

Arguably one of her most personal and introspective tracks, Silent Town’s soothing guitar tones and powerful percussion provide the perfect accompaniment to Sandi’s poetic lyrics and distinctive vocal stylings, the latter transitioning from calm and contemplative verses to thunderous chorus lines with ease. The meaning of the song is both multi-layered and highly relatable, as Sandi explains:

“Silent Town is about the eternal loneliness of the worried mind. It’s about those nights spent in your room feeling afraid of what’s out there and what’s inside of you. But it’s also about feeling hope from the outer world.

“A gust of wind can give you back life even for just a moment, reminding you that your anxieties are just something merely inside your head and that you can get out of that headspace and get some strength back in you. It’s about ephemeral certainties and about things you want to keep close and distant at the same time, it’s about losing control and gaining it back.” 

Taking inspiration from artists as diverse as Caroline Polachek, Kate Bush, Cigarettes After Sex, John Frusciante and Radiohead, Sandi’s creative output treads the fine line between dreampop, art pop and more traditional guitar-infused sounds to cast “gothic shadows over folk rock elements” (SKREEN B).
Sandi spent several years in Manchester in the UK, prompting her to expand her creative horizons and approaches to music. Shifting and developing from bedroom production and looping melancholic guitar melodies to working in partnership with producers has led to the development of her innovative and always-evolving sound. She has since returned to Rome to pursue a career in neuroscience research, but maintains her personal and musical connection with Manchester, returning there to record her music.
Arguably one of her most personal and introspective tracks, Silent Town’s soothing guitar tones and powerful percussion provide the perfect accompaniment to Sandi’s poetic lyrics and distinctive vocal stylings, the latter transitioning from calm and contemplative verses to thunderous chorus lines with ease. The meaning of the song is both multi-layered and highly relatable, as Sandi explains:
“Silent Town is about the eternal loneliness of the worried mind. It’s about those nights spent in your room feeling afraid of what’s out there and what’s inside of you. But it’s also about feeling hope from the outer world.
“A gust of wind can give you back life even for just a moment, reminding you that your anxieties are just something merely inside your head and that you can get out of that headspace and get some strength back in you. It’s about ephemeral certainties and about things you want to keep close and distant at the same time, it’s about losing control and gaining it back.”

Having signed to AnalogueTrash towards the end of 2022 and hot on the heels of her stunning self-released Power Weakness EP and Blackpool single, Sandi Glowe releases her label debut, Where the Light Goes.

The 25-year-old Italian singer, songwriter and guitarist is inspired by artists as diverse as Caroline Polachek, Kate Bush, Cigarettes After Sex, John Frusciante and Radiohead.

Sandi recently spent several years in Manchester in the UK, prompting her to expand her creative horizons and approaches to music. Shifting and developing from bedroom production and looping melancholic guitar melodies to working in partnership with producers has led to the development of Sandi's original and always-evolving sound which ranges from synth and art pop to slowcore and dream pop.

She has since returned to Rome to pursue a career in neuroscience research, but maintains her personal and musical connection with Manchester, returning there to record her music.

Speaking about the complex and intertwining themes of Where the Light Goes, Sandi says, 'Once again, I take the listener by the hand and lead them into a world of oxymorons, duality, hope and fear, light and darkness.'

Having signed to AnalogueTrash towards the end of 2022 and hot on the heels of her stunning self-released Power Weakness EP and Blackpool single, Sandi Glowe releases her label debut, Where the Light Goes.
The 25-year-old Italian singer, songwriter and guitarist is inspired by artists as diverse as Caroline Polachek, Kate Bush, Cigarettes After Sex, John Frusciante and Radiohead.
Sandi recently spent several years in Manchester in the UK, prompting her to expand her creative horizons and approaches to music. Shifting and developing from bedroom production and looping melancholic guitar melodies to working in partnership with producers has led to the development of Sandi's original and always-evolving sound which ranges from synth and art pop to slowcore and dream pop.
She has since returned to Rome to pursue a career in neuroscience research, but maintains her personal and musical connection with Manchester, returning there to record her music.
Speaking about the complex and intertwining themes of Where the Light Goes, Sandi says, 'Once again, I take the listener by the hand and lead them into a world of oxymorons, duality, hope and fear, light and darkness.'

Sandi GloweRome, Italy

Sandi Glowe
Rome, Italy