Glades are an Australian

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band composed of vocalist/guitarist Karina Savage and multi-instrumentalist producers Cameron Robertson and Joseph Wenceslao. The trio met at

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and formed Glades in 2015. The band's name comes from a ski run band member Robertson saw on during a holiday in the snow.

Career

In 2015, the band uploaded a cover of fellow Australian

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's "Fools" on

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and received an early endorsement from Sivan himself. The band signed to EMI Australia in 2016 and in October, following the success of their breakthrough single "Drive," which has since accumulated 40 million streams, released their debut

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, ''This is What It's Like''. In November 2018, following the success of their biggest hit, "Do Right", which has since accumulated 60 million streams, the band released their debut studio album, '' To Love You''. In 2018, Glades embarked on their ''To Love You Tour'', which began in

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on the 24th of November and concluded in

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on the 7th of December. Their second studio album, ''Planetarium'' was released on 30 April 2021.

Band members

* Karina Savage – vocals, guitar * Cam Robertson – multi-instrumentalist, production * Joey Wenceslao – multi-instrumentalist, production

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artists

As featured artists

Notes

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 establishments in Australia Australian electronic music groups Australian indie pop groups Musical groups established in 2015 New South Wales musical groups