Glaive
Glaive performing in Asbury Park, New Jersey, 2022
Born
Ash Blue Gutierrez

(2005-01-20) January 20, 2005
Florida, U.S
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper[1]
  • record producer[2]
Years active2018–present
Musical career
OriginHendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsInterscope
Websitewww.glaivemusic.com

Ash Blue Gutierrez (born January 20, 2005), known professionally as Glaive (stylized as glaive), is an American singer-songwriter 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 debut album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released on July 14, 2023.

Early life and career

Glaive was born on January 21, 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 2023, Glaive is no longer attending high school. His final lesson was his first and only homeschooling lesson.[5] Before pursuing a solo career, he was in a band.[6]

2020–2022 Cypress Grove, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Then I'll Be Happy, and Old Dog, New Tricks

Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while attending high school virtually, Glaive began recording music in his bedroom.[7][8] His name is inspired by a weapon from the 2016 video game Dark Souls III, in which he uploaded his first song to SoundCloud in April 2020 using the alias.[9][10] 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 current 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 record deal with Interscope Records.[11]

He released the single "Clover" on August 5, 2020. On November 13, 2020, he released the single "Eyesore", the fourth and final single to his debut extended play, Cypress Grove.[12][13] Later that month, on November 19, the extended play was released through Interscope Records after he wrote and recorded it in a week.[4][6] The lead single for his collaborative extended play with Ericdoa, Then I'll Be Happy, "Cloak N Dagger", was released on January 21, 2021.[3] The music video for his song "Astrid", directed and shot by Hunter Ray Barker and Charlie Grant, was released in February 2021.[14] The lead single to his second extended play, All Dogs Go to Heaven, "I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall" was released in March 2021.[15] His collaborative single with Aldn, "What Was the Last Thing U Said", was released in April 2021, as the second single to Aldn's extended play Greenhouse.[16] In June 2021, he was included on Renforshort's song "Fall Apart" from her extended play Off Saint Dominique EP.[17] The second single to All Dogs Go to Heaven, "Detest Me", was also released in June.[18] The third and final single to All Dogs Go to Heaven, "Bastard" was released in July 2021. He released a second EP, All Dogs Go to Heaven, in early August 2021.[19] In October 2021, the collaborative extended play, Then I'll Be Happy with Ericdoa, was released.[20] Glaive and Ericdoa would then tour as a duo across North America in support of the release, touring with Midwxst, Aldn, and Underscores. A European leg of the tour was planned for January 2022, with support from kurtains, but was cancelled. Glaive followed with the release of "Prick", the lead single off of the deluxe edition of All Dogs Go to Heaven, titled Old Dog, New Tricks, which was released with four more songs on January 27, 2022.

2022–present: First headline tour and I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All

Following the release of Old Dog, New Tricks, Glaive would announce his first headline tour in support of the release, with opening support from artists Aldn and Midwxst. The tour featured multiple sellout shows from mid-sized venues in major cities, and lasted from February to March 2022. While on tour in February 2022, Glaive announced via an Instagram story that he will begin work on his upcoming debut studio album, which is expected to drop Summer of 2023. Following his North America tour, Glaive began touring Europe as both an opening act for The Kid Laroi's "End of the World Tour", and as an independent artist from June to July 2022.[21][22] In June 2022, he released the single "Minnesota Is a Place That Exists". He also announced his second North America tour, "America Is a Place That Exists", in support of the single. The tour began in September 2022, and featured support from artists Aldn, Caspr, and Riovaz.[23][24] He then released the single "Three Wheels and It Still Drives!" in late September 2022. In December 2022, he began touring in Australia with Ericdoa for the final leg of their "Then I'll Be Happy" tour, which concluded on New Year's Day 2023.

Glaive's debut studio album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released on July 14, 2023. The album's lead single, "As If", was released on April 28, 2023, which samples Timothée Chalamet during his performance of "Prodigal Son",[25] and is accompanied by a music video. On May 1, 2023, Glaive announced his third North America tour in support of the album, with support from Origami Angel, Oso Oso, and Polo Perks, which will take place from July 27, 2023, to August 19, 2023.[26] On May 17, 2023, Glaive released a second single, "I'm Nothing That's All I Am". On June 5, 2023, Glaive announced his second Europe tour in support of the album, which will take place from November 11, 2023, to November 21, 2023.[27] On June 7, 2023, Glaive released a third single, "all i do is try my best", which is the second song on the album to be accompanied by a music video.[28][29] On June 30, 2023, Glaive released a fourth single, "the car", which is the third song on the album to be accompanied with a music video.[30]

Musical style

Glaive's music has often been described as hyperpop.[9][31][32] 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.[11] 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.[33] His music has included elements of Midwest emo, emo, glitch, pop punk, hip hop, trap, EDM, and indie rock.[6][1][34][35][36] 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.[37]

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][38] 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][15] Billboard's Andrew Unterberger called glaive a "cutting-edge pop artist"; Daisy Jones of Vice stated that his sound was "sugary, emotive and intuitive".[39][40]

Personal life

During an Instagram livestream on April 27, 2023, Glaive came out as bisexual.[41] This came directly before the release of his single "As If", which contains lyrics about coming to terms with his identity.[42]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All

Extended plays

Title Details
Cypress Grove
  • Released: November 19, 2020[43]
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
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
Ovine Hall
(as Ovine Hall)
  • Released: May 14, 2023
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
A Bit of a Mad One
  • Scheduled: January, 2024
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Deluxe extended plays

Title Details
Old Dog, New Tricks
  • Released: January 27, 2022
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: LP, 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"[13]
"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
"Prick" Old Dog, New Tricks
"Minnesota Is a Place That Exists" 2022 Non-album singles
"Three Wheels and It Still Drives!"
"As If" 2023 I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All
"I'm Nothing That's All I Am"
"All I Do Is Try My Best"
"The Car"
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Bub.
[44]		 US
Dance
[45]		 NZ Hot
[46]
"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"[47]
(Whethan featuring Ericdoa and Glaive)		 — 47 — Midnight
"Mental"[48]
(Whethan featuring Slump6s and Glaive)		 2022 — — — Midnight
"More Than Life"[49]
(Machine Gun Kelly featuring Glaive)		 2022 23 — 17 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

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