# May It Never Falter

May It Never Falter is the second studio album by the American musician Glaive. It was self-released under the Slowsilver03 record label on October 11, 2024. After releasing his debut album I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All with Interscope Records in 2023, Glaive travelled to Hvalfjarðarsveit, Iceland, to record May It Never Falter during April 2024. A noise pop and electronic album, it was supported by the single "Live & Direct" and a North American tour during 2025. It was considered one of the best albums of the year by Vogue, who deemed it Glaive's best album.

## Background and composition

Glaive's debut album, I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All, was released in 2023 by Interscope Records, to generally favorable reviews from critics. Originally labelled a hyperpop artist, the album marked a shift towards emo, pop, and rock music. In February 2024, he released his third solo extended play, A Bit of a Mad One, which saw him going back to hyperpop, as well as bedroom pop and emo rap. Following the EP's release, he travelled from North America to Hvalfjarðarsveit, Iceland, to record the majority of May It Never Falter. He also travelled to Wales to record the song "Live & Direct" with Kurtains. The album was recorded from April 3 to 17, 2024.
May It Never Falter showcases Glaive's sound evolving from hyperpop to noise pop and electronic with elements of emo, according to Vogue's Taylor Antrim. He also described the album as being "suffused with a wintery, contemplative mood". The album's opening track, "For God and Country", starts with samples of a choir, builds through fluttering beats, and peaks in a purgative crescendo. "Live & Direct" is an alt-pop song. Antrim described "Everydog Has Its Day" as "pounding" and "danceable" and "Nobody's Fault / Accept My Own" as "aggressive, tuneful and relentless".
A music video for the album's opening track, "For God and Country", was released alongside the album on October 11. This was followed by music videos being released for "Freudian" on October 21, "60.000 ISK" on November 14, and "IK" on February 12, 2025.

## Release and reception

"Live & Direct" was released as May It Never Falter's lead single on October 4, 2024. The album was self-released under the Slowsilver03 record label on October 11. After its release, Glaive undertook a tour across the United States throughout January and February 2025. May It Never Falter was included in Vogue's list of the best albums of 2024. Antrim considered it an improvement over A Bit of a Mad One and deemed the songs "For God and Country", "Everydog Has Its Day" and "Nobody's Fault / Accept My Own" standout tracks. He said the latter "goes hard and never stops". The same publication also included "For God and Country" in their list of the year's best songs; Antrim called it a "densely layered" and "angsty" track, and concluded by stating that it is "catchy and relentless". He also deemed May It Never Falter Glaive's best album. Tyler Damara Kelly from The Line of Best Fit said "Live & Direct" "mark[ed] the beginnings of a new chapter in Glaive's artistry", while Clash's Robin Murray called it a "Welsh-born alt-pop banger".

## Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Ash Gutierrez (Glaive), Cole Carmody (Ralph Castelli), John Cunningham, and Jeff Hazin, except where noted.