Glass Pear is the recording name of Yestyn Griffiths, a Welsh-born singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is also the younger brother of Jem, and he has co-written songs for her debut album Finally Woken and its follow-up Down To Earth.

Career

Griffiths sends a four-track demo to Los Angeles radio DJ Nic Harcourt of KCRW, whose early support for “Last Day Of Your Life” helps bring attention to Glass Pear’s debut album Streets of Love. The song also appears in the new series of 90210. His music is later placed in several television series, including Grey’s Anatomy, Bones, 90210, Vampire Diaries and One Tree Hill.

Music supervisor Alex Patsavas of Gossip Girl and Mad Men describes Glass Pear as an act that will have a strong future and praises the songs as melodic and carefully written pop. An eight-track EP, Sweet America, follows and is described as a folk-pop release with falsetto vocals, chiming guitars, restrained production and hymnal melodies.

Recordings and releases

Griffiths runs his own label, WOL Records, and sells more than 30,000 downloads without major-label or independent-label backing. He later co-writes “Be Yours” for VV Brown’s album on Capitol Records, and records and produces his self-titled second album, Glass Pear. The album draws on Beach Boys-style harmonies, Britpop and Radiohead-like rhythms.

Style

Glass Pear’s music is described as alternative pop, with indie, piano-driven and soft qualities. The project is associated with singer-songwriter material and has a clear pop orientation, alongside folk-pop elements on Sweet America.