Looking Glass War release “Saints of the Lost and Found” EP
The Boston quartet release their new EP, “Saints of the Lost and Found” featuring new single “Seance by the RCA”
Following the June release of the 2024 singles “See You in Hell, Liberty Bell”, “Rumination House” and “Adamantine Chain Gang”, Looking Glass War are excited to announce the release of their next EP, “Saints of the Lost and Found”, featuring the brand new single, “Seance by the RCA”.
Spring has arrived, and Looking Glass War emerges from hibernation with their captivating new single, “Seance by the RCA,” the final track from their acclaimed “Saints of the Lost and Found” sessions. Drawing inspiration from a topic increasingly relevant in today's complex world, the song reflects on the legacy of the legendary escape artist Harry Houdini—not just as a performer, but as a fierce skeptic who exposed mediums and spiritualists exploiting grieving families with their deceitful tricks.
One particular debunking of a seance-fraudster took place in the band’s own hometown of Boston, and serves as the subtext for most of the song’s lyrics. A wealthy socialite of the city’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood had a lucrative hustle of fleecing others with promises of reuniting them with departed loved ones. She was also the spouse of an esteemed surgeon in the area. Taking some creative license with the real life story, Glenn infers that the surgeon husband–despite being so familiar with the spectre of death as he “opens people for a living”--is ironically haunted by his own mortality. In her imagined defense of her fraud, the socialite medium claims she only engaged in the occult to aleve her husband’s fear of what lies beyond this world. The EP artwork for “Saints” itself depicts a turn of the century seance taking place.
“Seance by the RCA” kicks off with a commanding guitar riff before breaking into one of the band's most rhythmically intricate drum and bass grooves to date. Drummer Tony Porter cites a fusion of influences behind the innovative rhythm: “When Pete and Mike first brought the verse riff to rehearsal, I envisioned shifting away from a traditional rock beat toward a breakbeat or slowed-down drum 'n' bass feel. Interestingly, it was a Velvet Revolver track that inspired me to simplify during the choruses, emphasizing just crash cymbals and bass drums. My influences can be eclectic, but ultimately, it's about serving the song in the best possible way.”
Pete adds, “I was listening to a lot of Mineral (90’s Mid-West emo legends) when I wrote this guitar line. I love the directness of their stuff and how the guitars work so tightly with the drums. I think that definitely came through, but it also keeps to the Looking Glass War sound as well - we can’t help but sound like us in the end.”
Looking Glass War:
Mike Ackley (bass)
Goddam Glenn (vocals)
Tony Porter (drums)
Pete Zeigler (guitar)
Saints of the Lost and Found artwork:
