. Then you spend your night headlining a comfortably-filled hometown venue, Des Moines\u2019 Vaudeville Mews, debuting your freshman album.<\/span><\/p>\nNo big deal, right?<\/span><\/p>\nBut you\u2019d never guess that the duo are high schoolers by the coolness they emit from the stage. The bubblegum pop rock pair that calls Des Moines home take the stage with an effortless kind of confidence. Lewin\u2019s silky smooth vocals emit more brightness than the red and green lights above her head ever could. The crowd sways to her electric strums, and Bequeaith\u2019s bass tingles with a sort of clumsy precision that only adds to each track\u2019s romantic character.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201c<\/span>It brings us joy to be up there playing,\u201d Lewin said, her choppy hair shifting as she responds with a massive grin.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201c<\/span>It\u2019s especially nice in high school to have something you\u2019re really passionate about that you can actually put work into,\u201d Bequeaith said<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nFor these best friends, music is simply in their blood.<\/span><\/p>\nGlitter Density got its start five years ago. Following in their older siblings\u2019 footsteps, who were involved in local garage bands, the two then ten-year-olds began piecing songs together in the simplest form.<\/span><\/p>\nTagging along to shows with their instrumentally-driven siblings, Lewin and Bequeaith saw firsthand what music could be and wanted to join in on the fun. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen we were very young, we were exposed to the music scene in Des Moines,\u201d Bequeaith <\/span>said<\/span>. <\/span>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t something that you think about a lot as a kid, but when we saw people who weren\u2019t too much older than us going out there and doing it, it made it seem possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Copy](\"http:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Copy-of-GD_1-1124x749.jpg\")
\u201cBy expressing ourselves, we are empowering ourselves to the utmost degree,” Lewin said. “If that empowers others, then we are the luckiest girls in the 515.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n
Maybe that\u2019s why their freshman release,\u00a0<\/span>Make Ya Mother Proud<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> proves that <\/span>Glitter Density has a kind of knowledge unbeknownst to most 15-year-olds, a natural knack for writing that can only be attributed to their ambitious dive into music.<\/span><\/p>\nCiting influences ranging from Rihanna to Queen, Glitter Density found a sound that emits the comfort of an endless summer day. They boast silky smooth guitar riffs and subtle, dreamy bass lines. Combine that with Lewin\u2019s soothing vocals, and they create a vibe seemingly as romantic and classical as Sinatra himself. It\u2019s refreshing and bubbly, like a can of soda.<\/span><\/p>\nBeyond simply their aesthetic and sound, the group proves their musical might through their lyrical construction. The strum-driven songs are saturated with messages about growing up, with songs as observant as \u201cHush Darling\u201d (\u201cno one will believe you because you are just a girl\u201d) and as addictive and sugary sweet as the BFF-inspired \u201cSlushie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
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