While the band's early work blended noise rock with electropop, their later work incorporates Italo disco. The band is known for evolving through the years since their original collaboration, and experimenting with various musical genres.
They have released a number of albums since the early 2000s, their most recent being 2008's Deep Gems.
Glass Candy was formed by Ida No, from Vancouver, Washington and Johnny Jewel, from Austin, Texas, in 1996. The two began working together in Portland, Oregon, just across the Columbia River from No's hometown of Vancouver, Washington. No describes their early work as "droney and weird." Their first two singles, which they self-released under the name "Glass Candy & the Shattered Theatre", were "Metal Gods" (2001) and a cover of Josie Cotton's "Johnny Are You Queer" (2002). They toured with The Convocation Of... in 2001, and released a live album that year on Vermin Scum. Their first studio album, Love Love Love, was issued on Troubleman Unlimited in 2003. A second full-length followed on Troubleman the next year. Jewel founded Italians Do It Better with Mike Simonetti as a subsidiary of Troubleman. In 2007 Glass Candy released their third album B/E/A/T/B/O/X on this label to considerable critical praise. In late 2008, a rarities, b-sides and remix album was released under the name Deep Gems. In a review of Deep Gems, Spin Magazine referred to the band as "an eccentric Portland pair" that "spook the dance floor".
Glass Candy songs were used for a Chloe runway show, as well as used by Karl Lagerfeld for the Spring/Summer '08 Chanel Haute Couture fashion show and the Fall/Winter one of '08/'09.
Recently Glass Candy's "Digital Versicolour" was used in the soundtrack to Nicolas Winding Refn's feature length film Bronson.
Current members
Ida No - vocals
Johnny Jewel (formerly known as John David V.) - drums, programming
Former members
Avalon Kalin - drums
Jimi Hey - drums
Dusty Sparkles - saxophone and drums
Discography
Smashed Candy (Vermin Scum, 2001)
Love Love Love (Troubleman Unlimited, 2003)
Life After Sundown (Troubleman Unlimited 2004)
Iko (Troubleman Unlimited, 2005)
"I Always Say Yes (12" Main)" (Italians Do It Better, 2007)
B/E/A/T/B/O/X (Italians Do It Better, 2007)
Miss Broadway (Vinyl, 12")" (Italians Do It Better, 2008)
Deep Gems (Italians Do It Better, 2008)
Digital Versicolor
Glass Candy Lyrics
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This is orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange
This is red, red, red, red, red
This is orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange
This is yellow
This is yellow
This is yellow
This is yellow
This is yellow
This is yellow
This is green, green, green, green, green
This is blue, blue, blue
Green, green, green, green, green
Blue
This is violet
This is violet
This is violet
This is violet
This is violet
This is violet
This is violet
This is the brilliance of white light
White light
It shines on roses and gardenias
White light
It shines on stars and houses
White light
The brilliance of white
White light
White light
White light
The lyrics to Glass Candy's song, Digital Versicolor, depict a vivid image of colors and light. The repetition of color names in each line create a rhythmic pattern which adds to the hypnotic feel of the song. The song first describes the color red and the color orange, back and forth, building up to the introduction of the color yellow. The repetition of the color yellow serves to emphasize the significance of the color and its presence in the visual narrative the song is creating.
As the song progresses, it moves onto green, blue, and then on to violet. The color transitions are seamless, almost like a kaleidoscope of colors blending together. Finally, the song comes to the brightest light of all, white light. White light illuminates everything and is described as shining on roses, gardenias, stars, and houses. The song suggests that the beauty of color is only fully realized through the brilliance of white light.
Overall, the lyrics to Digital Versicolor are open to interpretation but could be seen as an ode to the beauty of color that is only possible through the prism of white light. The song exemplifies the use of repetition as a lyrical device and mimics the feeling of being hypnotized by a series of colors.
Line by Line Meaning
This is red, red, red, red, red
This represents the deep emotion of love and passion.
This is orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange
This represents the feeling of energy and happiness.
This is yellow
This represents the brightness of joy and the sun.
This is green, green, green, green, green
This represents the growth, harmony, and nature of the world.
This is blue, blue, blue
This represents the peaceful, calming, and open sky.
This is violet
This represents the royalty and luxury of abundance.
This is the brilliance of white light
This represents the purity and clarity of the light that illuminates everything.
White light
This signifies that the white light is ubiquitous and ever-present, touching everything we see.
It shines on roses and gardenias
This line represents the beauty of nature and the fact that the light shines on everything we regard as beautiful and elegant.
It shines on stars and houses
This line represents the fact that the light is also present in the things that we hold as magnificent, important, and meaningful.
The brilliance of white
This line underlines the strength and power of the brilliant white light that illuminates everything.
Lyrics © ITALIANS DO IT BETTER INTERNATIONAL, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: John Padgett, Lori Monahan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@flavirostris1972
I can't understand why this group were not mega successful. They have so many utterly brilliant and hypnotic tracks.
@jonathansmithCrabAuthor
They were ahead of their time. Synthwave wouldn’t really become big until the early 2010’s.
@metamorphichoe
I don't think success is like = brilliant and stuff plus it was in a great film that's basically success to people who create for capital gains
@Idemarbo4
What I can't understand is why you people insist to think that everybody's acceptance is a legitime criteria of success. It is quite the contrary. Being heard by every single individual means clearly that the song is way too much below a minimum amount of originality and quality. The album in which this song is found is infinitely better than any other average famous album. Celebrity needs no other thing than just stay in the middle with the majority.
@illuminatikillerbilderberg9575
Because the World is full of Commercial shit Mainstream people they just are follower of Influencer not because they like it or not it is like Shirts from Palm Angeles no one need it really but they where it because youre in the Gang right now not Outsider
@woooooooo9061
@@Idemarbo4 how pretentious. Every musician wants money and fame. Don’t kid yourself.
@jewelhaines8842
I instantly fell in love with this song after watching Bronson! ❣
@kiddynamite1985
Same, just watched it tonight!
@jewelhaines8842
@@kiddynamite1985
That is a awesome movie!! I just rewatched it! ❤
@kaiserromero9245
Yeah especially the stripper that was dancing to this song...