Daily Dose: Glorietta, “Golden Lonesome”

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Glorietta is a musical project that brings Matthew Logan Vasquez of Delta Spirit together with some of his closest friends: Noah Gundersen, Kelsey Wilson, David Ramirez, Jason Robert Blum and Adrian Quesada. The group is releasing their debut, self-titled record Glorietta on Aug. 24. Even Nathaniel Rateliff, who had an album with The Night Sweats come out earlier this year, joined in and leant vocals to the track “I Know.” Today, June 22 marks the release of second single “Golden Lonesome,” which follows the premiere of “Heatstroke” last week.

The track comes from a moment of crisis for Gundersen who, before flying out to the sessions in Glorietta, N.M., was feeling the effects of a recently ended relationship. “I was having a bit of a meltdown,” Gundersen recalled. “I almost considered cancelling my flight. But instead I wrote this song and then called a Lyft to the airport.”

The lyrics of “Golden Lonesome” distinctly come from this place of pain and change: “Better to kill it quickly than to slowly watch it die,” reasons one of the lines. With the vocals at its forefront, the song generates a warm intimacy between performer and listener as a slight echo adds depth while maintaining a live rawness. “Tape ran constantly” during the band’s nine days of recording, capturing an overflowing confessional in “Golden Lonesome.”

Following the release of Glorietta’s debut album, the band will tour throughout the month of October. You can listen to “Golden Lonesome” and watch a Paste Studio session by Vasquez below. Find Glorietta’s tracklist and album art further down, along with the band’s full tour dates.