ira glass- compound turbulence flexing for the heat / joy is no knocking nation PREORDER OUT 12/11

This is a preorder. Albums can be picked up or will be mailed out upon street date. Order by 11/27/26 to get by 12/11/26.

Label: Fire Talk

ira glass — the Chicago post-hardcore quintet of Lise Ivanova (vocals/guitar), Landon Kerouac (drums), Jill Roth (saxophone), and Kaleb Wallace (bass) — resists any one categorization. Across 2 EPs, ira glass tap noise, screamo, and free jazz to create a sleek and specific catalog. Debut EP ‘compound turbulence flexing for the heat’ was recorded at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio Studios and dedicated to the late auteur, influenced by Albini’s storied contributions to underground music. The subsequent ‘joy is no knocking nation’ EP was recorded straight to tape, and doubled down on ira glass’ confrontational, genre-bending sound. ira glass’ catalog — brought to vinyl for the first time on a split LP — is a spellbinding cacophony, anchored by a timelessly punk ethos and disarmingly poetic musings. Propelled by Ivanova’s transfixing vocal delivery which stretches from dissafected whispers to blood-curdling shrieks, ira glass are a singular force.

Track listing:

compound turbulence flexing for the heat

1. bruxism in 8mm 
2. not to put too fine a point on it 
3. where'd you get the candy baby lol
4. [consider it] water under the bridge
5. torrid love affair with a family annihilator

joy is no knocking nation

1. it’s a whole “who shot john” story
2. fd&c red 40
3. new guy (big softie)
4. fritz all over you
5. that’s it/that? that’s all you can say?