Gloin (band)

Gloin
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Noise rock, post-punk
Years active	2018 (2018)–present
Labels	Mothland
Members	John Watson Vic Byers Simon Kou Richard Garnham Kalina Nedelcheva

Gloin are a Canadian post-punk noise rock band from Toronto, Ontario. ^[1] They are most noted for their 2025 album all of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry), which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. ^[2]

The band consists of vocalist and guitarist John Watson, bassist and vocalist Vic Byers, drummer Simon Kou and keyboardist Kalina Nedelcheva. ^[3] They released their debut album We Found This in 2022, ^[4] and followed up with all of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) in 2025. ^[5]

References

1. Megan Lapierre, "Gloin Ready Sophomore Album 'All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)'". Exclaim! , January 14, 2025.
2. Allie Gregory, "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize". Exclaim! , June 10, 2025.
3. Allie Gregory, "Gloin Announce Debut Album 'We Found This'". Exclaim! , August 29, 2022.
4. Stephan Boissonneault, "Gloin's 'We Found This' Is Worth Discovering". Exclaim! , October 17, 2022.
5. Ian Gormely, "Gloin Break the Feedback Loop on 'All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)'". Exclaim! , March 27, 2025.