South Florida alt-rockers Burning Glass are celebrating the release of their second EP, The Yellow Pages, with a party on June 13 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. Before then you can find them online, sprinting through heartbreak on “Worth The Fall,” wading into wistful darkness on “Lost in You,” and going at life with bursts of hope, melancholy and humor.

Singer Marlon Alvarez, bassist Isaac Blandon, drummer Evan Michalak, guitarist Cole Riniker and the guitarist known only as Iris checked in with PureHoney to talk about their history, future, and the hefty old yellow telephone directory that helped to inspire their new EP.

A trio in high school, Burning Glass added a fourth bandmate and cycled through singers, enrolled in college and settled in as a party of five. At every turn, “We’ve been influenced by all of those around us,” the band says in a group email exchange that name checks peer bands as influences and mutual support, among them Staircase Spirit, Bonus, Opposition Dolls, Listener555 and Disputer.

“They have helped us find a place to feel as we are and know there is a strong comradery amongst us all,” the band says, while adding a plug (totally unsolicited) for some of the allies that help keep a scene ecosystem healthy: “South Florida wouldn’t be where it is without Equinox Booking, PureHoney, and Breakeven Booking.” (Thanks, guys.)

The band tells us that The Yellow Pages EP is a bit retrospective, comprised of songs written during the pandemic. “Back then, we were into bands like Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, and Foo Fighters,” the band says. “We wanted to find a way to collaborate on all of these songs and found inspiration from old phone books and Yellow Pages. How they have different interests and lines to anywhere you want to call. These songs are from different points of our lives going from 2021-2023. Each has its own meaning and was impactful when they were created. Recording was stressful and scattered. We had sat on these tracks for a long time.”

Burning Glass say they’re now looking forward to “playing across Florida, opening for some of our favorite bands.” A full-length album is in the offing. “We have plans to commit and grow more this year than at any other point in our music career,” the band says.

As for the EP release party, Burning Glass say to expect one thing: “Balloons.”

Burning Glass play a release party for The Yellow Pages EP with Rude Television, Default Friends, and Day Lily, 8pm Friday, June 13 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach

instagram.com/burningglassofficial ~ David Rolland and Sean Piccoli