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The Glands May Be The Greatest Band You've Never Heard Of

Nearly 20 years after its last album - and two years after the death of frontman Ross Shapiro - the Athens, Ga. band has shared two new songs, with plans for a full-length in November.
The Glands' <em>I Can See My House From Here</em> box set comes out Nov. 9, featuring an unreleased third album.

Someone had to you about . No algorithms, no car commercials, no movie soundtracks (music supervisors really missed out on that one). In order to hear about one of the greatest indie-rock bands that never really made it past Athens, Ga., your friend with impeccable taste or a record store clerk who saw some adventure in

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