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Breakup albums are pop music's bread and butter, but Tyler Glenn's Excommunication isn't quite like all the others. Neither was his breakup: a lifelong Mormon who spent two years as a missionary, Glenn came out as gay in 2014 -- shortly before the release of Neon Trees' third album, Pop Psychology, and just over a year prior to when the Mormon Church strengthened its anti-gay doctrine. On Excommunication, he examines how losing his religion felt, from anguish to liberation. While the album is as catchy as any of his work with Neon Trees, it's clear why he needed to record and release it on his own. These are easily some of his most personal songs: "I never asked to fall from grace," he sings on "Sudden Death (OMG)," which opens Excommunication with ground-zero feelings of shock and betrayal. Going solo also lets him try on different sounds for size, whether it's the R&B-tinged anthem "Shameless" or "Trash"'s defiant electropop. As he shares frank, catchy confessions like "G.D.M.M.L. Grls" ("God didn't make me like girls"), he ends up speaking for many others as well as himself. Similarly, there's a sense of joy that's infectious, particularly on "Gods + Monsters" and "Waiting Around," where Glenn's sense of relief is palpable. Moving, funny, and danceable, Excommunication is some of his finest music yet.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Teddy Geiger, ComposerLyricist - Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Danny Parker, ComposerLyricist - Nate Pyfer, Programmer - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald Haddon, Unknown, Other - Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nate Pyfer, Programmer - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Louise Ganther, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Liane Stephens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Dewan McMiller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dushea Bolton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nate Pyfer, Programmer - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Nate Pyfer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald Haddon, Unknown, Other - Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Louise Ganther, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Liane Stephens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Dewan McMiller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Dushea Bolton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Kovacs (Deluka), Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Bassett, ComposerLyricist - Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nate Pyfer, Programmer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Adam Hawkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Glenn, Producer, Co-Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Grant Michael, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Breakup albums are pop music's bread and butter, but Tyler Glenn's Excommunication isn't quite like all the others. Neither was his breakup: a lifelong Mormon who spent two years as a missionary, Glenn came out as gay in 2014 -- shortly before the release of Neon Trees' third album, Pop Psychology, and just over a year prior to when the Mormon Church strengthened its anti-gay doctrine. On Excommunication, he examines how losing his religion felt, from anguish to liberation. While the album is as catchy as any of his work with Neon Trees, it's clear why he needed to record and release it on his own. These are easily some of his most personal songs: "I never asked to fall from grace," he sings on "Sudden Death (OMG)," which opens Excommunication with ground-zero feelings of shock and betrayal. Going solo also lets him try on different sounds for size, whether it's the R&B-tinged anthem "Shameless" or "Trash"'s defiant electropop. As he shares frank, catchy confessions like "G.D.M.M.L. Grls" ("God didn't make me like girls"), he ends up speaking for many others as well as himself. Similarly, there's a sense of joy that's infectious, particularly on "Gods + Monsters" and "Waiting Around," where Glenn's sense of relief is palpable. Moving, funny, and danceable, Excommunication is some of his finest music yet.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:44
- Main artists: Tyler Glenn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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