Glare (band)

Glare
Glare
	Glare performing live in 2026
Background information
Also known as	Dispirit (2014–2017)
Origin	Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Grungegaze; shoegaze; soft grunge (early);
Years active	2014–present
Label	Sunday Drive
Members	Toni Ordaz; Homero Solis;
Past members	Austin Barrientos; Christian Resendez; Jes Morales;

Glare is an American grungegaze band from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.^[3] Formed in 2014, under the name Dispirit, their original influences were Superheaven, Title Fight and Basement.^[4] Following their 2017 name change, their influences shifted to Nothing and Whirr.^[5]

In 2017, they released their debut songs "Into Me" and "Blank".^[6] In 2021, they released the EP Heavenly.^[7] They released their first album, Sunset Funeral in April 2025. Releasing the single "Mourning Haze" in August 2024.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Sunset Funeral (2025)

EPs

Heavenly (2021)

Singles

"Into You" (2017)
"Void in Blue" (2018)
"Passing Dream" (2021)
"Bloom" (2023)
"Mourning Haze" (2024)
"Guts" (2025)
"Nü Burn" (2025)

References

↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (July 28, 2025). "Stuck In A Loop: The Rise Of 'Grungegaze' | Features". Clash. Retrieved February 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Stewart, Ethan (March 10, 2026). "Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026's Music Underground » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
↑ "Glare Share New Single "Mourning Haze"". Stereogum. August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
↑ Lindsay, Cam (April 3, 2025). "An interview with Glare". First Revival. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
↑ Sunday Conversations-007: Texas, Alternative Music & Heavenly w/ Toni Ordaz (Glare). Event occurs at 6m10s. Retrieved February 11, 2026. I remember listening to the Nothing and Whirr split a lot... that introduced me to a lot of the contemporary new gaze stuff that was like 2015, 2016.
↑ "Meet GLARE — the local RGV band on the rise". myrgv.com. April 17, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
↑ "Album Review: Glare – 'Heavenly'". The Alternative. December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
↑ "Glare debut new single "Mourning Haze"". lambgoat.com. August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[1] Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (July 28, 2025). "Stuck In A Loop: The Rise Of 'Grungegaze' | Features". Clash. Retrieved February 11, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Stewart,_2026-2] Stewart, Ethan (March 10, 2026). "Why Grungegaze Dominates 2026's Music Underground » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[stereogum-3] "Glare Share New Single "Mourning Haze"". Stereogum. August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[4] Lindsay, Cam (April 3, 2025). "An interview with Glare". First Revival. Retrieved January 21, 2026.

[5] Sunday Conversations-007: Texas, Alternative Music & Heavenly w/ Toni Ordaz (Glare). Event occurs at 6m10s. Retrieved February 11, 2026. I remember listening to the Nothing and Whirr split a lot... that introduced me to a lot of the contemporary new gaze stuff that was like 2015, 2016.

[6] "Meet GLARE — the local RGV band on the rise". myrgv.com. April 17, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[7] "Album Review: Glare – 'Heavenly'". The Alternative. December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[8] "Glare debut new single "Mourning Haze"". lambgoat.com. August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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