Album Review/ Alt Folk : Glenn Thomas’ ‘Inevitables’

Glenn Thomas is a singer-songwriter and composer. His music is atypical in the best way. For his latest release, ‘Inevitables’, he weaves in moments of alt folk with neoclassicals, indie rock, pop, and cinematic production. The album has a remarkable freshness to it. It’s fun and youthful but also contemplative and healing. If you enjoy the work of artists like Lukas Graham and Charlie Puth, you’re sure to love the creative frames of Glenn Thomas, especially all the ways he colours in the theme. 

The album opens with the title track. A slow-rising song where classicals pool into gospel vocals and angelic chorals. It reminds you of the early morning sun lighting up a quiet church. The connection that it fosters is incredible. Keeping it bare yet beautiful. A great introduction to the theme because it captures a sort of fatalistic photograph, serendipitous and irrevocable. It’s as if the artist lays it all out for you to see. And across the rest of the album, it feels like you’re witnessing a friend’s feelings, thoughts, love, and light. 

‘Gathering my Composure’ is a song about taking on more than you can do and realizing it after. The anxiety and panic that ensues, that’s the part the artist lightens with the song. With whistling melodies, looping chords, a travelling rhythm, and scenic vocals, he unites movement with stillness. Anxiety with acceptance, confusion with contemplation. 

The track has so many moments of reflection, storytelling and emotional growth. We see it in ‘Miles to Go’ where he uses rustic country riffs, oozing violins, cozy piano melodies, and consoling vocals; all of it to tell you that you don’t have to rush into love. It’ll find you in abundance when it has to. 

‘Buses to Nowhere’ is a sunset song, a retrospective melancholy for a relationship that ended. It explores feeling lost, especially after a heartbreak. The journey back to yourself can sometimes start with a bus to nowhere. With long-winded vocal journeys, youthful melancholic, and patient rhythms, the track is dreamy and romantic. Think Lana Del Rey. You might actually catch some of her appeal in the extended vocal flows and the journey that ensues after. ‘Time Bomb’ also has similar abstract frames and fantastical ideas. It is so artfully acoustic that it’s so pretty. 

‘Looking East’ is a sunny acoustic song. Much like the sunflowers, the track is about following the sun, the light, and its warmth. It’s a new beginning. With glinting strings, sentimental accordions, and a brand new vocal spirit, it feels like a rebirth. ‘Something on my Mind’ follows with a similar acoustic makeup. It has warmth, it holds the beauty of human connection and the everlasting magic of true love. It’s the forever kind of love. And the artist delivers it with an aching sentiment and a moving flow that can move you to tears. 

Lastly, we have ‘Long Been Lost to Me’. An edgy, husky, and vintage acoustic piece. You can feel the blues creeping in. In the lyrical aesthetic, in the piano rhythm and the scrunchy vocal texture. It is so tastefully merged with the country folk style, kept so fresh and warm that it slides readily down the throat. There’s some rock accents as well, adding detail to the sound, the feeling, and even the listener. Listen Now! 

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The album is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music! 

You can listen to ‘Inevitables’ by Glenn Thomas here -