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Glasvegas (CD)

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Glasvegas Artist Snapshot:

Formed by Scottish cousins James and Rab Allan (vocals and guitars, respectively), Glasvegas deftly fuses a 1950s/early `60s rock & roll vibe with a swirling shoegazer-inspired atmosphere. Kindred spirits to acts such as the Raveonettes and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the group has a more straightforward sound than those artists, allowing the emotive, heavily accented singing of James Allan to shine through. In late 2007, the Glaswegian band gained significant attention, particularly in the U.K., thanks in large part to ardent supporter Alan McGee, former head of Creation Records. This buzz led to the ensemble signing with the Columbia label, and unveiling its self-titled album to considerable accolades.

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DISC 1 for Glasvegas (CD) Album By Glasvegas (Artist)
1   Flowers And Football Tops
2   Geraldine
3   It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
4   Lonesome Swan
5   Go Square Go
6   Polmont On My Mind
7   Daddy's Gone
8   Stabbed
9   S.A.D. Light
10   Ice Cream Van
11   Prettiest Thing On Saltcoats Beach, The
12   Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.67) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Glasvegas create wall-of-distortion melodrama that draws on the Jesus and Mary Chain, Sixties girl groups and the Velvet Underground's rain-dance pulse."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey're a glorious return to the reverb and Jack Nitzsche production sound that The Jesus And Mary Chain trumpeted back in the mid-'80s."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.72) - Ranked #7 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[I]t's James Allan's lyrics that leaves the longest shadow..."
Blender (Magazine) (p.64) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Daddy's Gone,' with its elegiac keys and choral harmonies is the FIELD OF DREAMS of rock songs....Glavegas make it cool to care."
Clash (magazine) (p.109) - "Opener 'Flowers And Football Tops' sneers of Phil Sepctor, while the Ronettes-ringing 'Daddy's Gone' wonderfully couples dampened innocents with the black-clad cool of The Velvet Underground....Each tune laments a lush and epic musical story..."

Title Note

Glasvegas: James Allan (vocals); Rab Allan (guitar); Paul Donoghue (bass instrument); Caroline McKay (drums).

Audio Mixer: Rich Costey.

On its remarkably assured self-titled debut, the Scotland-based alternative act Glasvegas presents a set of songs that acknowledges both an early 1960s rock-&-roll vibe and a dreamy `90s shoegazer haze. Fronted by passionate singer James Allan, who belts out his lyrics in a thick Scottish brogue, the band shines brightest on the soaring, guitar-driven tunes "Geraldine" and "Daddy's Gone," often coming across as a compelling fusion of Ride, Roy Orbison, and TRAINSPOTTING.

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GLASVEGAS formed in 2006 and hail from Glasgow
• They have been championed by UK press and Creation Records founder Alan McGee
• Released two limited-edition 45s thru Sane Man Recordings
• NME voted demo version of “Daddy's Gone” as #2 SINGLE OF 2007
• Recorded debut album with Rich Costey (Interpol, Muse) in New York
• Album debuted at #2 IN UK WITH OVER 56,000 SOLD FIRST WEEK and has scanned over 100,000 to date

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