The Gloria Record

The Gloria Record was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, the project of former Mineral vocalist Chris Simpson and bassist Jeremy Gomez, who formed it in 1997 together with guitarist Brian Hubbard and drummer Matt Hammon.

The Gloria Record
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
GenresAlternative rock, emo pop, post-rock
Years active1997–2004
LabelsCrank!, Arena Rock Recording Company, Big Scary Monsters
Associated actsThe Glass Family, Mineral, Zookeeper
Past membersChris Simpson
Jeremy Gomez
Brian Hubbard
Ben Houtman
Brian Malone
Matt Hammon (1997-1998)
Jeremy Tappero (1998-1999)

The band's first release was a self-titled EP, recorded in January 1998 and released on the record label Crank! Later that year, Ben Houtman joined the group on piano/organ. Various US tours followed, and in 1999, Brian Malone joined on drums. Another EP, A Lull In Traffic, was recorded in 1999 and released on Crank! in 2000. The one and only full-length album, Start Here, was recorded over many months in 2000-2001, and was produced by Mike Mogis[1] (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley) at Mogis' Presto recording studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. Start Here was released in 2002 on the Arena Rock Recording Co. label.

The Gloria Record disbanded in the spring of 2004 while working on the follow-up to Start Here,[2] with Gomez and Hubbard going on to perform with Austin's The Glass Family and Chris Simpson pursuing solo projects under the name Zookeeper.

As of May 2020 UK label Big Scary Monsters announced a 20th anniversary reissue of the bands EP 'A Lull In Traffic'.

Members
  • Chris Simpson – vocals and guitar (1997-2004)
  • Ben Houtman – keyboards (1998-2004)
  • Jeremy Gomez – bass (1997-2004)
  • Brian Malone – drums (1999-2004)
  • Brian Hubbard - guitar (1997-2004)
  • Matt Hammon - drums (1997-1998)
  • Jeremy Tappero - drums (1998-1999)

Discography

Albums
  • Start Here (April 6, 2002)

EPs
  • The Gloria Record EP (November 10, 1998)
  • A Lull In Traffic (May 16, 2000)

Singles
  • "Grace, The Snow Is Here" (1998)
  • Attention - Jeremy Tappero
  • Gratitude - Jeremy Tappero
  • Mineral - Chris Simpson, Jeremy Gomez
  • The Stereo - Jeremy Tappero
  • Zookeeper - Chris Simpson, Ben Houtman, Jeremy Gomez
  • The Glass Family - Jeremy Gomez, Brian Hubbard
  • Booher and the Turkeyz - Ben Houtman
  • Ovenbirds - Jeremy Gomez, Brian Hubbard, Ben Houtman
  • SWISS - Brian Malone, Brian Hubbard, Chris Simpson, Jeremy Gomez, Ben Houtman
  • House and Parish - Brian Malone

References
  1. The Gloria Record - Start Here: Credits. Allmusic
  2. The Gloria Record pack it in. Pitchfork Media. Archive
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