Glasvegas

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Glasvegas


Img_capt = Glasvegas (left to right): Rab Allan, James Allan, Caroline McKay and Paul Donoghue
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Origin = Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland
Genre = Alternative rock
Years_active = 2006 – present
Label = WaKS (2006)
Sane Man (2007-2008)
Columbia (2008-present)
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URL = [http://www.glasvegas.net/ www.glasvegas.net]
Current_members = James Allan
Rab Allan
Paul Donoghue
Caroline McKay
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Glasvegas are a Scottish band from Dalmarnock in the east end of Glasgow. The band comprises James Allan (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rab Allan (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Caroline McKay (drum kit). Since their formation in 2006, they have released five singles.

History

Formation and early years (2000–2007)

The band's line-up did not come together in early 2006 as recently speculated, but back in 2000. After gigging around Scotland, mostly Glasgow (where they played Glasgow's Barfly dozens of times) a mutual friend approached Alan McGee at Death Disco and asked him to check out their friends' band "Glasvegas". At first he paid no attention, and yet the friend approached him several times. Eventually Alan had a listen to the band and has backed them ever since. [ [http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/videointerviews/display.html?id=opencms:/out/music/video_interviews/glasvegas_video_interview Glasvegas: Rough glamour, video interview] with stv.tv/music] On October 30, 2006, the band released their first self-funded limited edition 7" single, "Go Square Go!". Following the release of a second limited edition 7" single, "Daddy's Gone" in November 2007, Glasvegas found themselves at the centre of a bidding war from several major record labels. "Daddy's Gone" sold out and was voted the Number #2 single of the year by the "NME".

Signing and "Glasvegas" (2008)

After releasing third limited edition 7" single, "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" on February 14, 2008 the band opted to sign for Columbia. They then won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards two weeks later. [cite news |title=Glasvegas: 'We've yet to earn our award' |url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/34798 |publisher="NME" |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2008-06-26] Glasvegas recorded their eponymous debut album at Brooklyn Recording Studios in New York, produced by James Allan and Rich Costey. cite journal |coauthors = Eppel, Guy; Johnson, Richard | year = | month = | title = Glasvegas' 12-Hour Sessions to Finish Album| issue = 26 April 2008 | pages = 8 | publisher = "NME" | accessdate = 2008-05-11 | quote = ] The album was released on 8 September 2008, and includes re-recordings of "Daddy's Gone" and "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry", the former being the second single from the album, as well as previously unreleased songs "Polmont On My Mind", "Lonesome Swan","S.A.D Light" and "Geraldine", which was the debut single from the album.

Second Album

Having only just released their debut album, the NME claim that Glasvegas are putting together the plans to record their second album in Romania, in an old Transylvanian church. Speaking with The Skinny in a July 2008 interview, singer James Allan confirmed not only this, but that it would in fact be a Christmas album. [ [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43448-what-happens-in-glasvegas The Skinny - What Happens in Glasvegas...] ]

Discography

Studio albums

*"Glasvegas" (2008) UK #2cite journal
title = Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008
journal = ChartsPlus
issue = 369
pages= 5-8
accessdate = 2008-09-17
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes] , SWE #5 [ [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Glasvegas&titel=Glasvegas&cat=a] ]

Singles

References

External links

* [http://www.glasvegas.net/ Glasvegas.net] , official site