Glo-worm included Black Tambourine’s Pam Berry and members of The Shapiros, and Tree Fort Angst. Glo-Worm began in the winter of 1993 as a two-piece ensemble with Terry on drums and Pam on guitar and vocals. With Dan rounding out the lineup with his accompanied bass, the Baltimore trio soon embarked on a lo-fi, indie pop collaboration that barely left their practice space. With 1994 consisting of the release of two EPs, the following year saw the abrupt halt of the Worms as they also opened up for the Magnetic Fields and the Legendary Jim Ruiz Group. After releasing the goodbye single “Travelogue” that same year, K Records got together all their odds and ends and concluded the Glo-Worm story with the CD compilation Glimmer.
Review from AMG:
Pam Barry, whose many activities include co-editing Chickfactor magazine and singing in the bands Black Tambourine and Belmondo, is the vocalist for the charming pop trio Glo-Worm. Glimmer collects the band’s various 7” singles and compilation contributions, including a cover of “Friday I’m in Love” from a Cure tribute album. Glo-Worm’s light, strummy bubblegum is comparable to Courtney Love (the band, not the person), or — going back even farther in the pop tradition — Patience & Prudence, the whispery sister duo of the ’50s. That this appealing, accessible, and very traditional pop music was considered alternative says something about the marketing of music in the ’90s. In any case, Glimmer is a pleasant and breezy must-have for devotees of twee pop.
