Glaring - Funeral Party

Funeral Party marks a true new chapter in Anna Nin’s solo project GLARING—an album of original material that stands apart from her recent run of reissues and collaborations. Despite her prolific output, Nin continues to maintain an impressive level of quality, steadily building a devoted following through her consistency and sonic evolution. With each release, GLARING subtly shifts focus, and Funeral Party is no exception: shimmering, atmospheric, and more ethereal than its name might suggest, it offers a sound that is at once haunting and weightless—never abandoning its darkwave roots, but gliding closer to dreamlike terrain.

There’s a clear nod here to the Cocteau Twins’ Victorialand era, though GLARING trades Liz Fraser’s vocal acrobatics for the understated presence of Svanur, whose voice drifts through the mix more like texture than lead. These moments evoke the mood of Lost Wishes‑era Cure—hazy, melodic sketches suspended in time. The blend of airy synths and reverberating guitars, somewhere between Robin Guthrie and And Also The Trees, remains compelling even after multiple releases. Funeral Party is music for gazing into distance—melancholy and expansive, like watching grey waves break under a dim autumn sky.