I believe this to be a fitting choice for my first ever album review. What can I say about this album. Released July 24th, 2012, a masterpiece, one of the finest accomplishments of 4th wave emo and music as a whole was first heard by the public. This mysterious album penned by an equally elusive band is a treasure cherished by many in the underground/DIY emo scene to this day. The band only existed for 6 years, and in that time they cultivated a small but incredibly hard hitting discography with a very unique sound. Zack Schwartz, the singer of Glocca Morra is now the head of several other projects, most notably (to me at least) including Spirit of the Beehive and Draag Me. He has stated that Glocca Morra is never getting back together, and from what I can tell (according to random users on Reddit and other assorted forums) he seems to be somewhat embarassed of Glocca Morra's music. It makes sense, people change especially in over 10 years, bands start to resent each other a lot of the time (I have experience with this myself), and a lot of the members have moved on to make completely different music. However, I think it's a shame that this astoundingly unique, evocative, beautiful, emotional music was just sort of put out there and almost just abandoned out there, with its own creators seemingly indifferent towards it. Information on Glocca Morra is rather scarce, but I wanted to do my research to find as much as I could for this post (without actually reaching out to people involved with them or knew them, this is more of a review than a research piece). They initially formed in Miami but relocated to Philadelphia and became heavily involved in the Philly emo scene and with other 4th wave emo bands in general. Their guitarist Nate Dionne was also in Snowing and Street Smart Cyclist, and they played shows with Snowing, Tigers Jaw, Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), Joie De Vivre, Into It. Over It., Algernon Cadwallader, Dads, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Joyce Manor, Dikembe, Prawn, Bomb The Music Industry!, Laura Stevenson, You Blew It!, Radiator Hospital, Modern Baseball, Ovlov, and Owls. One hell of a lineup. While it is impossible to capture my or anyone else's experiences, perceptions, memories, etc. with music in words, I always enjoy giving it my best go. Upon looking at the album cover and title, you are brought to this moment at a crowded and lively New Year's party (specifically supposedly the album's producer Andy Clarke returned after midnight and requested another countdown to be done), and the first few tracks carry this spirit rather well. However, as the album goes on, this image gets cast moreso in a light of isolation and regret.