Guitarist Joshua Condon and bassist Eliza Weber have been leading Chicago’s Glyders for more than a decade with a revolving door of drummers, but they didn’t release their debut album until 2023 — and it wasn’t really until they linked up with drummer Joe Seger that everything clicked. A formidable power trio was born.
Forever is Glyders’ first album for Drag City, which is a perfect home for them, and not just because they share a hometown; there’s a mix of skill, tunefulness, glammy riffs, urbane wit, and rural jamminess that fits right in next to Ty Segall, Bill Callahan, David Berman et al.
The artist they have the most in common with, though, is on a different Chicago label, Touch and Go: Ripley Johnson of Wooden Shjips,…