Based in Glasgow, Scotland, indie rock quartet Glasvegas comprises cousins James Allan (singer and principal songwriter) and Rab Allan on guitar, bassist Paul Donoghue, and the drummer Jonna Lofgren. Although they deftly fused a love of doo wop and classic, Spector-produced pop with a nod to some of the more intense and inventive guitar acts of the ’80s, perhaps the band’s defining attribute was in James Allan’s earnest lyricism (“Daddy’s Gone”).
Glasvegas released their third studio album, Later… When The TV Turns To Static in September 2013. The title reflects much of the album’s lyrical sentiments with James explaining thus: “When you think about night time and the TV’s static, I never think about anybody who’s got company, because if they’ve got company the TV wouldn’t be at static, somebody would change it. So there’s something that isn’t quite right. Something that’s not parallel, symmetrical, that’s out of balance, basically. There are a lot of those sentiments running through this record.”
The album release sees “Scotland’s most important band”, as they were once labelled, embark on a full UK and European tour.
Thanks to the wonderful people of fkpScorpio, Blitzgigs is giving away a double pass to the show! To grab your free tickets, just email us at winwinwin@blitzgigs.de with your full name and the answer to the following easy question:
What’s the name of the new album from Glasvegas?
Competition closes 12:00, Sunday January 26. Good luck!
