Glasvegas, Glasvegas
Scottish band Glasvegas was discovered by the same man who propelled Oasis to the crest of the Britpop wave. Their self titled album is full of big sounds and was recommended to me by my brother.
I got the same feeling listening to this than I did when “Sean the storeman” lent me “Definitely maybe”. Both albums came very heavily hyped, and both live up to the lofty expectations.
“Flowers and Football Tops” had a huge sound and is a great opener. The best may be “My own Cheating Heart Makes Me Cry” a great personal song that shows great range. These are just two standouts on a very, very good album.
Any Scottish alt band is going to be compared to the Jesus and Mary Chain, a great band I’ve seen live once. Glasvegas is every bit as good, hopefully with out all the baggage that the J&MC brought to their live shows.