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Glaive
Born
Ash Blue Gutierrez

(2005-01-20) January 20, 2005 (age 19)
Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper[1]
  • record producer[2]
Years active2020–present
Musical career
OriginHendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsInterscope

Ash Blue Gutierrez (born January 20, 2005), known professionally as Glaive (stylized in lower case), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. After posting a string of hyperpop songs to SoundCloud during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that earned him a cult following, he signed a record deal with Interscope Records and released his debut extended play, Cypress Grove, in 2020. His second EP, All Dogs Go to Heaven, and his collaborative EP with Ericdoa, Then I'll Be Happy, were released in 2021. The deluxe version of All Dogs Go to Heaven, Old Dog, New Tricks, was released in early 2022.

Early life and career

Ash Gutierrez was born on January 20, 2005,[3] in Florida. His father played polo professionally, and his family lived near Sarasota for nine years before moving to Hendersonville, North Carolina.[4][2] As of 2021, Glaive is attending high school.[5] Before pursuing a solo career, he was in a band.[6]

Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while attending high school virtually, Glaive began recording music in his bedroom.[7][8] He uploaded his first song to SoundCloud under the moniker Glaive, inspired by a weapon from the 2016 video game Dark Souls III, in April 2020.[9][5] He began collaborating with other hyperpop artists on SoundCloud after being introduced to them through Discord servers, and through his friend and fellow record producer, Kurtains. He quickly became popular on SoundCloud and Dan Awad, Glaive's manager, discovered him through his song "Sick" in the summer of 2020. Soon after, he started regularly appearing on Spotify's "Hyperpop" playlist and signed a short-term record deal with Interscope Records for two extended plays.[10]

In August 2020, Glaive released the single "Clover", and in November 2020, he released the single "Eyesore".[11][12] Later that month, his debut extended play, Cypress Grove, was released through Interscope after he wrote and recorded it in a week.[4][6] He released the single "Cloak n Dagger" with Ericdoa in January 2021, a music video for his song "Astrid" in February 2021, and the single "I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall" in March 2021.[3][13][14] His collaborative single with Aldn, "What Was the Last Thing U Said", was released in April 2021.[15] In June 2021, he was included on Renforshort's song "Fall Apart" from her extended play Off Saint Dominique, and released the single "Detest Me".[16][17] His single "Bastard" was released in July 2021. He released a second EP, All Dogs Go to Heaven, in early August 2021.[18] In October 2021, he released his collaborative EP Then I'll Be Happy with Ericdoa.[19]

Musical style

Glaive's music has often been described as hyperpop.[9][20][21] He has described his own music as "straight-up pop songs" with "nothing hyper about them", and stated that his music being labeled as hyperpop is a result of him being associated with other people who make hyperpop.[10] He has also been deemed a pioneer of the digicore genre, a more underground, largely teenage offshoot of hyperpop that uses elements of trap and emo rap with a DIY ethic.[22] His music has included elements of Midwest emo, emo, glitch, pop punk, hip hop, trap, EDM, and indie rock.[6][1][23][24][25] He has described his music as being about "being annoyed or mad", and has stated that he is inspired by hip hop production.[2] His lyrics address topics such as alienation and mental health.[26]

Colin Joyce of The Fader described Glaive's songs as "genre-hopping" and "self-assured", while Pigeons and Planes wrote that Glaive took a "free-for-all approach" to his music and has "a gift for structure and melody".[4][27] Vulture's Justin Curto called Glaive's lyrics "painfully honest", while Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone wrote that Glaive "has a way with clear-eyed vulnerability".[3][14] Billboard's Andrew Unterberger called Glaive a "cutting-edge pop artist"; Daisy Jones of Vice stated that his sound was "sugary, emotive and intuitive".[28][29]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Cypress Grove
All Dogs Go to Heaven
  • Released: August 6, 2021
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Then I'll Be Happy
(with Ericdoa)
  • Released: October 6, 2021
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Old Dog, New Tricks
  • Released: January 27, 2022
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Life Is Pain" 2020 Non-album singles
"Sick"
"Astrid" Cypress Grove
"Pissed"
"Clover" Non-album singles
"Arsenic"
"Touché" Cypress Grove
"Eyesore"[12]
"Cloak N Dagger"
(with Ericdoa) 		2021 Then I’ll Be Happy
"I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall" All Dogs Go to Heaven
"Detest Me"
"Fuck This Town"
(with Ericdoa) 		Then I'll Be Happy
"Bastard" All Dogs Go to Heaven
"1984"
"Prick" Old Dog, New Tricks
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[31]
"Reckless Luv"
(Brodie Wilson featuring Glaive and Lucas Lex) 		2020 — Orbittee
"Opposite Ways"
(Scruff featuring Glaive) 		— Non-album singles
"Haribo (Demo)"
(Daashiell featuring Glaive) 		—
"Arroz Con Pollo"
(Kassgocrazy featuring Glaive and Ericdoa) 		—
"Mixed Signals"
(Lovesickxo featuring Glaive) 		—
"Robinz"
(Misaku Foxx featuring Glaive and Monty Shawty) 		—
"Headache"
(2worth featuring Glaive) 		—
"Complicated"
(Numl6ck featuring Glaive) 		—
"October's Lullaby"
(Savage Gasp featuring Glaive) 		— The Long Halloween
"Spinna"
(Kurtains featuring Glaive, Wido, Ericdoa, One Year, Angelus and Kuru) 		— Non-album singles
"Its All a Waste"
(Ericdoa featuring Glaive) 		—
"RedEyes"
(Aldn featuring Glaive) 		—
"111 Seconds in Heaven"
(SyKo featuring Glaive) 		—
"What Was the Last Thing U Said"
(Aldn with Glaive) 		2021 — Greenhouse
"Fall Apart"
(Renforshort featuring Glaive) 		— Off Saint Dominique
"Think You Right"[32]
(Whethan featuring Ericdoa and Glaive) 		47 Midnight
"Mental"[33]
(Whethan featuring Slump6s and Glaive) 		2022 — Midnight
"More Than Life"[34]
(Machine Gun Kelly featuring Glaive) 		2022 — mainstream sellout (life in pink deluxe)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Smile" 2021 Midwxst Summer03

References

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  2. ^ a b c Taylor, Trey (March 9, 2021). "Hyperpop: why American music isn't boring". The Face. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Curto, Justin (January 22, 2021). "glaive Celebrates His Sweet 16 With a Delectable FU of a Song Alongside ericdoa". Vulture. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Joyce, Colin (November 19, 2020). "glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom". The Fader. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Blanchet, Brenton (July 14, 2021). "Here's everything you need to know about rising hyperpop sensation glaive". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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  11. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (August 10, 2020). "10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Sasha Sloan, Victoria Monet, Ant Saunders & More". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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  13. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (February 17, 2021). "Glaive Shares An Outdoorsy Visual For The Glitchy Pop Single 'Astrid.'". Uproxx. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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  16. ^ "Renforshort Recruits Singer Glaive For Her Pop-Punk Track "Fall Apart"". Wonderland. June 4, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  22. ^ Bugara, Billy (April 20, 2021). "Digicore captures the angst of coming of age during a global pandemic". i-D. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  23. ^ Battoclette, Augusta (July 28, 2021). "15 artists changing the landscape of alternative music with hyperpop". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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  25. ^ Darus, Alex (April 2, 2021). "21 artists who are 21 years old or younger and taking over alternative music". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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  29. ^ "14 Songs That Give Us Hope For The Future". Vice. April 22, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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  31. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart". Billboard. October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  32. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (September 20, 2021). "Whethan leans into pop alongside ericdoa and glaive on 'Think You Right'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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  34. ^ Bouza, Kat (2022-06-10). "Machine Gun Kelly Taps Teen Rapper Glaive for 'More Than Life'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
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