Glass Mansions Releases “Standing O”

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Glass Mansions, an alt-pop duo formerly based in South Carolina, today released “Standing O,” their latest single. The group also released a music video for the tune, which you can see below.

“‘Standing O’ is our modern times continuation of Leslie Gore’s ‘You Don’t Own Me,’” said singer Jayna Doyle. “Having both experienced and witnessed the abuse of power by men in notable positions, both in and out of the music industry, I wrote this song at a time when I felt peak exhaustion and frustration as someone that identifies as female. Repeatedly encountering being gaslit, my worth dismissed, groomed, talked down to publicly all while watching this new rise of oppression in our country being force-fed to us by the media by these performative men in power — our voice is the most powerful thing we have in fighting back. Speaking up for ourselves, speaking up for others, voting, marching, protesting, pushing back against the patriarchy is how we reclaim our power. This song is a call for a sarcastic standing ovation to applaud oppressors for thinking they have more power at the end of the day than they actually do. We still have our voice.”

Of the music video, Doyle said, “The video for ‘Standing O’ is a large commentary on being attached, obsessed, and ultimately controlled by the media, while the cables represent oppression. Clips of old Glass Mansions music videos are a metaphor for being tied to the past, while wanting to move forward and not be defined by it. Various video clips serve as reminders — black lives still matter, a woman’s autonomy and rights shouldn’t be up for debate, and the queer and trans community matters and deserves more representation. We hope this video and song inspires and ignites listeners to keep fighting, push back, and use their voices to free themselves.”

You can listen to the song via your favorite streaming service (or by watching the music video below):

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