Glaive (musician)

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| name = Glaive

| image = Glaiveiwillfollowyouintothedark.jpg

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| caption = Glaive performing in Asbury Park, New Jersey, 2022

| birth_name = Ash Blue Gutierrez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|01|20}}

| birth_place = Florida, U.S.

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Singer
songwriter
rapper
record producer

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| years_active = 2018–present

| relatives = Bennie Gutierrez (grandfather)

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| origin = Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.

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| instrument = Vocals

| label = {{hlist|Independent|Interscope}}{{small|(former)}}}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.glaivemusic.com/}}

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Ash Blue Gutierrez (born January 20, 2005), known professionally as Glaive (stylized as glaive), is an American singer-songwriter. After posting a string of hyperpop songs to SoundCloud during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that earned him a following, he signed a record deal with Interscope Records and released his debut extended play, Cypress Grove, in 2020. His debut album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released in 2023. His second album, May It Never Falter, was released in 2024.

Early life

Glaive was born on January 20, 2005,{{cite web |last1=Curto |first1=Justin |date=January 22, 2021 |title=glaive Celebrates His Sweet 16 With a Delectable FU of a Song Alongside ericdoa |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/song-review-glaive-ericdoa-cloak-dagger.html |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} in Florida. His father was a professional polo player, and his family lived near Sarasota for nine years before moving to Hendersonville, North Carolina.{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Colin |date=November 19, 2020 |title=glaive is writing pop's future from his small-town bedroom |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/11/19/glaive-cypress-grove-gen-f-interview |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=The Fader |language=en}} Glaive's grandfather, Bennie Gutierrez, was also a professional polo player.{{cite web |title=Remembering Bennie Gutierrez |url=https://www.uspolo.org/news-social/news/remembering-bennie-gutierrez |website=United States Polo Association |access-date=October 21, 2024}} Before pursuing a solo career, he was in a band.

Career

=2020–2021: ''Cypress Grove'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', ''Then I'll Be Happy'', and ''Old Dog, New Tricks''=

{{Main|Cypress Grove (EP)|All Dogs Go to Heaven (EP)|Then I'll Be Happy (EP)}}

Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while attending high school virtually, Glaive began recording music in his bedroom.{{cite magazine |title=The Brash, Exuberant Sounds of Hyperpop |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-brash-exuberant-sounds-of-hyperpop |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=August 10, 2021 |language=en |date=July 29, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Jolley |first1=Ben |title=glaive: teen hyperpop prodigy with fans in Lana Del Rey and Travis Barker |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/glaive-teen-hyperpop-prodigy-interview-2948338 |website=NME |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=May 26, 2021}} His name is inspired by a weapon from the 2016 video game Dark Souls III, in which he uploaded his first song to SoundCloud in April 2020 using the alias.{{cite magazine |last1=Madden |first1=Emma |title=How Hyperpop Became a Force Capable of Reaching and Rearranging the Mainstream |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9595799/hyperpop-history-mainstream-crossover/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=July 1, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Blanchet |first1=Brenton |title=Here's everything you need to know about rising hyperpop sensation glaive |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/glaive-ap-recs/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=August 4, 2021 |language=en |date=July 14, 2021}} He began collaborating with other hyperpop artists on SoundCloud after being introduced to them through Discord servers.{{Cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Rachel |date=February 14, 2022 |title=glaive Surfs The Hyperpop Multiverse |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2175861/glaive-old-dog-new-tricks-review/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604132515/https://www.stereogum.com/2175861/glaive-old-dog-new-tricks-review/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/ |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Stereogum}}{{Cite magazine |last=Barshad |first=Amos |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Please Stop the Hyperpop—Musicians Are Resisting the Internet Micro-Genre |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hyperpop-end-internet-genres |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114326/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hyperpop-end-internet-genres |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |magazine=Wired}} He quickly became popular on SoundCloud and Dan Awad, Glaive's current manager, discovered him through his song "Sick" in the summer of 2020. Soon after, he started regularly appearing on Spotify's "Hyperpop" playlist and signed a record deal with Interscope Records.{{cite web |last1=Dandridge-Lemco |first1=Ben |title=How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/arts/music/hyperpop-spotify.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=November 10, 2020}}

He released the single "Clover" on August 5, 2020. On November 13, he released the single "Eyesore", the fourth and final single to his debut extended play (EP), Cypress Grove.{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |date=August 10, 2020 |title=10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Sasha Sloan, Victoria Monet, Ant Saunders & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9431817/10-cool-new-pop-songs-sasha-sloan-victoria-monet-ant-saunders |access-date=August 2, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Whittle-Olivieri |first1=Nathan |date=November 15, 2020 |title=glaive continues build up to his debut project with first single, "Eyesore" |url=https://earmilk.com/2020/11/15/glaive-continues-build-up-to-his-debut-project-with-first-single-eyesore/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=Earmilk |language=en}} Later that month, on November 19, the EP was released through Interscope Records after he wrote and recorded it in a week.{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Sophie |date=June 3, 2021 |title=On the Rise: Glaive |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/glaive-on-the-rise |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}} The lead single "Cloak n Dagger" for his collaborative EP with Ericdoa, Then I'll Be Happy, was released on January 21, 2021. The music video for his song "Astrid", directed and shot by Hunter Ray Barker and Charlie Grant, was released in February.{{cite web |last1=Rossignol |first1=Derrick |date=February 17, 2021 |title=Glaive Shares An Outdoorsy Visual For The Glitchy Pop Single 'Astrid.' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-astrid-video/ |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=Uproxx |language=en}} The lead single to his second EP, All Dogs Go to Heaven, "I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall" was released in March.{{cite magazine |last1=Ihaza |first1=Jeff |date=March 19, 2021 |title=Glaive's 'I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall' Is Exactly How Everything Feels Right Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/glaive-i-wanna-slam-my-head-against-the-wall-song-review-1144333/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en}} In April, he collaborated with Aldn on "What Was the Last Thing U Said",{{cite web |last1=Maicki |first1=Salvatore |last2=Darville |first2=Jordan |last3=Elder |first3=Sajae |last4=Renshaw |first4=David |last5=D'Souza |first5=Shaad |date=April 29, 2021 |title=10 songs you need in your life this week |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/04/29/best-new-songs-playlist-glaive-duendita-faye-webster |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=The Fader |language=en}} and in June, he was featured on Renforshort's single "Fall Apart" from her EP Off Saint Dominique.{{cite web |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Renforshort Recruits Singer Glaive For Her Pop-Punk Track "Fall Apart" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/06/04/new-noise-renforshort-glaive-fall-apart/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=Wonderland |language=en}} That month, he released All Dogs Go to Heaven{{'s}} second single, "Detest Me",{{cite web |last1=Rossignol |first1=Derrick |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Glaive Is In His Feelings On The Emotional New Single 'Detest Me' |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/glaive-detest-me-video/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=Uproxx |language=en}} and in July, its third single, "Bastard".{{Cite web |last=Darville |first=Jordan |date=July 29, 2021 |title=Listen to glaive's new song "bastard" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/07/29/listen-to-glaives-new-song-bastard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729200409/https://www.thefader.com/2021/07/29/listen-to-glaives-new-song-bastard |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The Fader}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Caitlin |date=July 29, 2021 |title=Glaive's Frenetic New Single 'Bastard' Previews His Upcoming EP 'All Dogs Go To Heaven' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-bastard-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729180141/https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-bastard-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep/ |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Uproxx}} He released the EP in early August,{{cite web |last1=Siroky |first1=Mary |date=August 6, 2021 |title=Song of the Week: The Weeknd Returns With "Take My Breath" |url=https://consequence.net/2021/08/take-my-breath-the-weeknd-song-of-the-week/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=Consequence |language=en}} then a collaborative EP with Ericdoa, titled Then I'll Be Happy, in October.{{cite web |last1=Ackroyd |first1=Stephen |date=October 6, 2021 |title=glaive and ericdoa release collaborative EP then i'll be happy |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/glaive-and-ericdoa-release-collaborative-ep-then-ill-be-happy |access-date=October 8, 2021 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}} They then toured as a duo across North America in support of the release, alongside Midwxst, Aldn, and Underscores.{{Cite tweet |number=1435649861408346113 |user=glaive |title=THEN ILL BE HAPPY TOUR |first=Ash |last=Gutierrez |date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2024}} Glaive followed it with "Prick" in November,{{Cite web |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Glaive delivers fan favourite "Prick" from deluxe version of all dogs go to heaven EP |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/glaive-delivers-prick-from-deluxe-version-of-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122163113/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/glaive-delivers-prick-from-deluxe-version-of-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}} the lead single of All Dogs Go to Heaven{{'s}} deluxe edition, Old Dog, New Tricks, which was released with four more songs in January 2022.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Glaive Has Released a Deluxe Edition of His Recent EP, Featuring a Few New Tracks |url=https://readdork.com/news/glaive-deluxe-edition-ep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127135810/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-deluxe-edition-ep/ |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Dork}}

=2022–2023: First headline tour and ''I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All''=

Across three weeks in February 2022, Glaive embarked on his first headlining tour in support of Old Dog, New Tricks, with Aldn and Midwxst as opening acts.{{Cite web |last=Helfand |first=Raphael |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Glaive announces February 2022 North American tour dates |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/11/16/glaive-2022-north-american-tour-dates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116212220/https://www.thefader.com/2021/11/16/glaive-2022-north-american-tour-dates |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The Fader}} He began touring Europe in June, both as an opening act for The Kid Laroi's The End of the world Tour and as an independent artist.{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=January 24, 2022 |title=The Kid LAROI announces rescheduled 2022 UK/European tour dates |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-kid-laroi-announces-rescheduled-2022-uk-european-tour-dates-3144923 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124141833/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-kid-laroi-announces-rescheduled-2022-uk-european-tour-dates-3144923 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=NME}}{{Cite web |last=Jolley |first=Ben |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Glaive: hyperpop king on why the genre "will never die" and touring with The Kid LAROI |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/glaive-interview-2022-the-kid-laroi-machine-gun-kelly-radar-3269502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722140554/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/glaive-interview-2022-the-kid-laroi-machine-gun-kelly-radar-3269502 |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=NME}}{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Glaive Has Shared a New Song, 'Three Wheels and It Still Drives!', Alongside a Music Video |url=https://readdork.com/news/glaive-new-song-three-wheels-and-it-still-drives/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929125941/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-new-song-three-wheels-and-it-still-drives/ |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Dork}}{{Cite web |last=Cartter |first=Eileen |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Glaive Went From Making Songs in His Bedroom to Selling Out Shows in 22 Months |url=https://www.gq.com/story/glaive-hyperpop-profile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509140105/https://www.gq.com/story/glaive-hyperpop-profile |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=GQ}} That month, he released the single "Minnesota Is a Place That Exists" and announced a supporting autumn tour, his second of North America.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alex |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Glaive Premieres A New Single, 'Minnesota Is A Place That Exists,' And Announces A Tour |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-minnesota-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625045348/https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-minnesota-tour/ |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Uproxx}}{{Cite web |last=Cabot |first=Madeleine |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Glaive Has Released His New Song, 'Minnesota' |url=https://readdork.com/news/glaive-video-minnesota/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624162814/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-video-minnesota/ |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Dork}} Late that month, he released the single "Three Wheels and It Still Drives!".{{Cite web |last=Darville |first=Jordan |date=September 29, 2022 |title=glaive shares "3 wheels and it still drives!" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/29/glaive-3-wheels-and-it-still-drives |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929150118/https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/29/glaive-3-wheels-and-it-still-drives |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=The Fader}}

Glaive's debut studio album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released on July 14, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Elle |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Glaive – I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713122136/https://diymag.com/review/album/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=DIY}} The album's lead single, "As If", was released on April 28 and samples Timothée Chalamet during his performance of the 2016 play Prodigal Son.{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=April 28, 2023 |title=glaive samples Timothée Chalamet on new song 'as if' |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/28/glaive-timothee-chalamet-as-if-debut-album |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430101500/https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/28/glaive-timothee-chalamet-as-if-debut-album |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=The Fader |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=April 28, 2023 |title=glaive confirms debut new album, i care so much i don't care at all |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-confirms-debut-new-album-i-care-so-much-i-dont-care-at-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428171128/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-confirms-debut-new-album-i-care-so-much-i-dont-care-at-all |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}} On May 1, Glaive announced his third North American tour in support of the album, with support from Origami Angel, Oso Oso, and Polo Perks, which took place from July 27 – August 19.{{Cite web |last=Helfand |first=Raphael |date=May 17, 2023 |title=glaive announces summer tour, shares 'im nothing thats all i am' |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/17/glaive-announces-summer-tour-shares-im-nothing-thats-all-i-am |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519151053/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/17/glaive-announces-summer-tour-shares-im-nothing-thats-all-i-am |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The Fader}} On May 17, Glaive released a second single, "I'm Nothing That's All I Am".{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Glaive Has Released a New Single, 'Im Nothing Thats All I Am' |url=https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-im-nothing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517151032/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-im-nothing/ |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Dork}} On June 5, 2023, he announced his second Europe tour in support of the album, which took place from November 11–21.{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Glaive Announces First Ever UK and European Tour |url=https://diymag.com/news/glaive-announces-first-uk-european-tour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612115339/https://diymag.com/news/glaive-announces-first-uk-european-tour |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=DIY}}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=June 12, 2023 |title=glaive Announces November UK Shows |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/glaive-announces-november-uk-shows/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204040742/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/glaive-announces-november-uk-shows/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Clash}} On June 7, he released a third single, "All I Do Is Try My Best", which is the second song on the album to be accompanied by a music video.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=June 7, 2023 |title=glaive shares new single 'all i do is try my best' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-new-single-all-i-do-is-try-my-best |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001175455/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-new-single-all-i-do-is-try-my-best |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}} On June 30, Glaive released a fourth single, "The Car", which is the third song on the album to be accompanied with a music video.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Daisy |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Glaive Shares Final Pre-Album Single, 'The Car' |url=https://diymag.com/news/glaive-shares-final-album-single-the-car |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204034645/https://diymag.com/news/glaive-shares-final-album-single-the-car |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=DIY}}{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Glaive Has Released a New Single, 'The Car' |url=https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-the-car/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703162923/https://readdork.com/news/glaive-single-the-car/ |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=Dork}}

=2024–present: ''A Bit of a Mad One'', departure from Interscope, ''May It Never Falter'', and ''Y'all''=

On January 26, 2024, Glaive released the single "Huh", his first of the year which he recorded in Hope, Alaska.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=January 29, 2024 |title=glaive shares first release of the year, "huh" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-first-release-of-the-year-huh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129163818/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/glaive-shares-first-release-of-the-year-huh |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}

On February 2, Glaive followed up with the release of "Even When the Sun Is Dead, Will You Tell Them How Hard I Tried" which he also recorded in Hope, Alaska alongside the rest of the coming EP.{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Glaive Shares New Single 'Even When The Sun Is Dead' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Glaive-Shares-New-Single-Even-When-The-Sun-Is-Dead-20240202 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419070335/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Glaive-Shares-New-Single-Even-When-The-Sun-Is-Dead-20240202|archive-date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Broadway World}} The last single from the EP, "I Don't Really Feel It Anymore", was released on February 16.{{Cite web |last=Horvath |first=Zachary |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Glaive Is Getting Ready For New LP With "I Don't Really Feel It Anymore" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/765670-glaive-i-dont-really-feel-it-anymore-hip-hop-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419065554/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/765670-glaive-i-dont-really-feel-it-anymore-hip-hop-news |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Hot New Hip Hop}} After a successful social media campaign promoting the EP, including self-edited music videos, his fourth solo EP, A Bit of a Mad One was released on February 23.{{Cite web |last=Pakula |first=Asher |date=March 27, 2024 |title=glaive – "a bit of a mad one" |url=https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/glaive-a-bit-of-a-mad-one/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327104954/https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/glaive-a-bit-of-a-mad-one/ |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Everything Is Noise}}

On March 12, Glaive announced on his private X (formerly Twitter) account, glaiv4, that he was planning to travel to Iceland to work on his next album.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/glaiv4/status/1767658899350659504|title=x.com}} On May 3, he revealed on a Twitch live stream that the album would be titled By Birthright.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@glaive_clips/video/7364858835405786410|title=TikTok - Make Your Day}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2025}} On May 10, he released the non-album single "Tijuana Freestyle", alongside a self-directed music video.{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Glaive-Unveils-New-Song-tijuana-freestyle-20240510 | title=Glaive Unveils New Song 'tijuana freestyle' }} On June 14, he and Welsh musician Kurtains released the single "Just Not Sure", which would later be included on Kurtains' EP Florence Fields.

On June 24, Glaive took to his private X account to confirm that he is no longer with Interscope Records and is now an independent artist. He posted as follows on X: "No more label ever again btw."{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/glaiv4/status/1805352087242555684|title=X|website=X (formerly Twitter)}} He would later further elaborate on his main X account: "Didn't tweet this on main but no more label they didn't do me wrong or anything i just want to own my shit forever, love."{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/glaive/status/1830731800710176854|title=x.com}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2025}}

On August 18, Glaive officially announced that his second studio album would be titled May It Never Falter, instead of the originally planned title, By Birthright.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/glaive/status/1825231402490609688|title=x.com}} He would then post snippets of various songs on the album to his social media pages throughout the following weeks. Though initially stating that there would be no singles for the album, he released one single, "Live & Direct" with Kurtains, on October 4.{{cite web | url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/glaive-shares-new-single-live-direct/ | title=Glaive Shares New Single 'Live & Direct' | date=October 8, 2024 }} May It Never Falter was officially released one week later, on October 11.

On January 8, 2025, Glaive began his headlining tour in support of May It Never Falter. During this first concert of the tour in Phoenix, Arizona, he played an unreleased song titled "Modafinil" that he stated was "off an album that [he] made at the end of last year", which will "probably come out at some point".{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/1lvkeish/status/1877206437748756733|title=x.com}} Two other unreleased songs, "We Don't Leave the House" and "Foreigner", were also played on this tour.

On April 17, following a charity concert in Asheville alongside Dazegxd, Ericdoa, and Jane Remover, Glaive announced to fans that his third studio album would be titled Y'all, as well as previewing unreleased songs "Asheville" and "Weird".https://youtube.com/watch?v=a2bG4inBoBE?si=vmbgn-B9z_baVqD-&t=952

Musical style

Glaive's music has often been described as hyperpop.{{cite web |last1=Canjemanaden |first1=Jessica |title=Meet the young, terminally online artists shaping the sound of hyperpop |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/52151/1/the-rise-of-hyperpop-chaos-spotify-discord-soundcloud-glaive-alice-gas |website=Dazed |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=March 17, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvx85v/this-is-hyperpop-a-genre-tag-for-genre-less-music |website=Vice |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=October 27, 2020}} He has described his own music as "straight-up pop songs" with "nothing hyper about them", and stated that his music being labeled as hyperpop is a result of him being associated with other people who make hyperpop. He has also been deemed a pioneer of the digicore genre, a more underground, largely teenage offshoot of hyperpop that uses elements of trap and emo rap with a DIY ethic.{{cite web |last1=Bugara |first1=Billy |title=Digicore captures the angst of coming of age during a global pandemic |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/n7bw3z/digicore-music-scene-profile-hyperpop |website=i-D |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=April 20, 2021}} His music has included elements of Midwest emo, emo, glitch, pop punk, hip hop, trap, EDM, and indie rock.{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Sophie |title=On the Rise: Glaive |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/glaive-on-the-rise |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=June 3, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Yalcinkaya |first1=Günseli |title=Hyperpop is the new sound for a post-pandemic world |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/52088/1/hyperpop-new-sound-for-a-post-pandemic-world-spotify-soundcloud-glaive |website=Dazed |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=March 17, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Battoclette |first1=Augusta |title=15 artists changing the landscape of alternative music with hyperpop |url=https://www.altpress.com/list/hyperpop-artists-to-know/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Caitlin |title=Glaive's 'Bastard' Previews His New EP 'All Dogs Go To Heaven' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/glaive-bastard-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=July 29, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Darus |first1=Alex |title=21 artists who are 21 years old or younger and taking over alternative music |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/rising-alternative-artists-21-or-younger/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=April 2, 2021}} He has described his music as being about "being annoyed or mad", and has stated that he is inspired by hip hop production.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Trey |title=Hyperpop: why American music isn't boring |url=https://theface.com/music/hyperpop-american-music-interview-glaive-fraxiom-petal-supply-cmten-blackwinterwells-ericdoa-gupi |website=The Face |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en-gb |date=March 9, 2021}} His lyrics address topics such as alienation and mental health.{{cite web |last1=Jolley |first1=Ben |title=glaive - 'all dogs go to heaven' EP review: scene-stealer's stadium-sized hyperpop anthems |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/glaive-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-ep-review-radar-3013052 |website=NME |access-date=August 10, 2021 |language=en |date=August 6, 2021}}

Colin Joyce of The Fader described Glaive's songs as "genre-hopping" and "self-assured", while Pigeons and Planes wrote that Glaive took a "free-for-all approach" to his music and has "a gift for structure and melody".{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Alex |last2=Moore |first2=Jacob |last3=Bugara |first3=Billy |title=Best New Artists of the Month (July) |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2020/07/best-new-artists-july/glaive |website=Complex |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=July 28, 2020}} Vulture{{'}}s Justin Curto called Glaive's lyrics "painfully honest", while Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone wrote that Glaive "has a way with clear-eyed vulnerability".{{cite magazine |last1=Ihaza |first1=Jeff |title=Glaive's 'I Wanna Slam My Head Against the Wall' Is Exactly How Everything Feels Right Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/glaive-i-wanna-slam-my-head-against-the-wall-song-review-1144333/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 1, 2021 |language=en |date=March 19, 2021}} Billboard{{'}}s Andrew Unterberger called Glaive a "cutting-edge pop artist"; Daisy Jones of Vice stated that his sound was "sugary, emotive and intuitive".{{cite magazine |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=Sophie, Electronic and Experimental Pop Great, Dies at 34 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9518728/sophie-dead-electronic-producer-dies/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=January 30, 2021}}{{cite web |title=14 Songs That Give Us Hope For The Future |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7eq9y/14-songs-that-give-us-hope-for-the-future |website=Vice |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en |date=April 22, 2021}}

Personal life

Glaive is bisexual.{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Steve |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Glaive I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All Review: Uncomfortably Grim |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713095627/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/glaive-i-care-so-much-that-i-dont-care-at-all-album-review/ |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Slant Magazine}}{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Listen to the influences behind Glaive's debut album in his genre-bending playlist to accompany The Cover |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/glaive-nme-cover-playlist-3468654 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202013840/https://www.nme.com/news/music/glaive-nme-cover-playlist-3468654 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=NME}} He addresses his coming out and identity across I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, and specifically on "As If".