Glass Pear - Welsh indie singer\u002Fsongwriter Yestyn Griffiths returns with a new self-titled full-length, the follow up to his 2010 EP Sweet America and 2009 full length debut Streets of Love...numerous Greys Anatomy-styled TV placements -- and heart-on-sleeve lyricism -- have solidified his sensitive dude appeal...Trivia Bit: Griffiths is also the brother of platinum-selling alt\u002Fpop-stress Jem \u002F\u002F Release: Glass Pear (December 5 U.K.) \u002F\u002F Sounds like: what we've described before as calmly studied folk\u002Fpop, smoothing any rough edges or troubling intensity with a soothing lyrical disposition and velvety production remains pretty much intact on this new collection...where America was a more stripped and simple affair these new songs are painted with bolder colors and broader brush strokes...there's a reason Griffiths uses Beach Boys as a tag on his Soundcloud page -- we haven't heard quite so many effortlessly soaring falsettos in quite a while...