In 2019 Glass Beach released their debut LP The First Glass Beach Album , a feat of emo maximalism that earned the quartet a Band To Watch accolade from frequent Stereogum contributor Ian Cohen. In 2024, Glass Beach re-emerged with their also-excellent sophomore album Plastic Death , but now, it turns out The Last Glass Beach Album would've been a fitting title too. Bandleader J McClendon, who'd already been releasing some solo material as Casio Dad, quietly unveiled a new album called It's Fine To Dream earlier this year. It's her debut album under her new moniker You Are An Angel, and also serves as confirmation that Glass Beach is done.

McClendon spoke to Cohen again for the latter's Something On Substack, giving her first official post-Glass Beach interview in a conversation published today (on her own blog , McClendon also unpacks the backstory of each song on It's Fine To Dream ).…