Jody Glenham - Still Here
Nettwork Music
Released on April 24th, 2026
Jody Glenham's Still Here is dreamy and grounded, intimate and generous, moody and practical - it feels like a very honest expression from someone who embodies all these things herself. Jody Glenham is one of the hardest working people in Vancouver, and this EP is a gorgeous and lush culmination of both her labour and her love. A tight five songs, if Still Here was a fruit I think it would be grapes - five delicious grapes is nice, but I want more! I might listen to this album again, you know?
The EP kicks off with "The Local", which immediately places me in my own local - I feel a sense of comfort, but it also reminds me of the bartender who is still working even though I'm off the clock. There's a lost dream in here somewhere, and I'm not sure who it belongs to. "Love Deficiency Syndrome" has a similar thread woven through it - comfort, self-reliance, survival and the search for a new dream.
Sonically, "China Shop" might be my favourite tracks on the EP. There's a woozy saxophone wiggling all over the track that feels like cellophane wrapped around something delicate. "My heart is a china shop and you/Bull right through" - It's not totally clear if cellophane is enough to keep the narrator's heart safe from the decisions that they're making.
Also - I know I already used "favourite" once in this review (literally like a second ago) but "Overtime" is my favourite song overall (both sonically and thematically). Have you ever worked overtime? I have, quite a lot. I can't say for certain that this is how Jody meant for this song to be interpreted, but when I hear her singing "Are you in love, or was it overtime?" I can't help but think of all the times I've been offered and taken overtime, and how ultimately it never feels worth it when you get paid out. Ouch! Also, this song is a verified banger - heavy, evil guitar tones from Mike Brown and Ryan Beattie, and Adam Fink splashing out on the drums exactly when they need to be splashy.
Jody uses her time and energy concisely and precisely. She is wise enough to know how to connect to her heart and create something that is worth creating with the time she has. The final track on the album, "Good Fruit", feels like a celebration of this - a reflection on being proud of the right things. Maybe she hasn't always known what she's doing, but she does now, and that is worth celebrating.
Still Here is a heady reminder that time makes things better if you stay focused and you start with good ingredients; a reminder that part of making something beautiful is being focused, methodical, and skillful - learning from experience takes time! It also feels like a celebration of learning how to have the right people around you - not every gardener will be able to make a fig tree fruit. There's something going on with Jody Glenham - her roots are digging deep, her leaves are peeking out, and I think there's something sweet that keeps coming back, season after season.