There's Always Glimmer


There's Always Glimmer is the first full-length studio album by American pianist Gia Margaret, released in 2018.

Reception

Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Chris Taylor rated this album an 8 out of 10, praising Margaret's vocals and stating that the album "isn’t perfect, but that's appropriate really: trying to sort out your feelings in trauma's wake never is". Margaret Farrell of Pitchfork gave this album a 7.4 out of 10, writing that it is made up of "serene, perceptive storytelling" and that the singing "radiates nostalgia, but not longing".

Track listing

All songs written by Gia Margaret.
  1. "Groceries" – 3:35
  2. "Birthday" – 3:47
  3. "Figures" – 2:54
  4. "Smoke" – 3:48
  5. "Goodnight" – 2:55
  6. "In Normal Ways" – 2:52
  7. "Looking" – 3:24
  8. "For Flora" – 1:45
  9. "Sugar" – 2:15
  10. "Exist" – 2:45
  11. "Wayne" – 2:16
  12. "West" – 2:22

Personnel

  • Gia Margaret – instrumentation, vocals, recording, [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing], production
  • Bob Buckstaff – bass guitar on "Birthday" and "Goodnight"
  • Chris Dye – drum production on "Exist"
  • Scott Jacobson – guitar on "Exist", recording
  • Jessica Jones – design
  • Brendan Losch – guitar on "Birthday", backing vocals on "Birthday"
  • John Morton – drums on "Birthday" and "Figures", backing vocals on "Birthday"
  • Nicholas Papaleo – keyboards on "Birthday", "Goodnight", and "Exist"; bass guitar on "In Normal Ways" and "Exist"; recording; mixing
  • Ivan Pyzow – trumpet on "Figures"
  • Rand Renfrow – illustration
  • Molly Rife – cello on "Smoke"
  • Doug Saltzman – recording, mixing, drum production on "Smoke" and "West"
  • Quinn Tsan – vocals on "Looking"
  • Rachel Winslow – photography