Glasvegas-The Next BIG THING

Glasvegas are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 2003.The band consists of James Allan(lead vocals,rhythm guitar),his cousin Rab Allan(lead guitar,backing vocals),Paul Dongohue(bass guitar,backing vocals) and Caroline Mckay(drums).

Their first full length studio album Glasvegas released in 8th september 2008.The album was produced by lead singer James Allan and Rich Costley.The album sold 56,000 copies in the first week of release and reached number 2 on the U.K charts.Since then the album has got positive reviews.Everyone who have heard them knows that this is the best debut album in a long long time.In 2008 they were nomonated in almost every award in Europe,they been nominated for Best New Band,Best Album,Best New Act,Best International Act,Best International Album in various awards and they have won a few.They are nominated for 2009 Mercury Prize and their record sales have jumped to over 1000 percent after the nomination,the figures and record sales are increasing every hour.
The self titled debut album is full of rich content.The Q magazine voted glasvegas as the 5th best album of 2008 among top 50 albums.The band is one of the rarest of the rare bands to come to the music scene in a long long time.So they have arrived here and have made an impact.Right now there is not a single better album then this one to listen.The album is full of tales of grief and resilience involving every emotion we go through in our lives and the amazing guitar riffs just stays on in the head.Most of the songs in the album are masterpiece.This is not just a good album,its a GREAT album.

The 5 best songs in the album are:

• Flowers and football tops:-This is the opening song of the album,its about the murder of a teenager Kriss Donald,who was abducted,stabbed 13 times and then burnt alive in 2004.James Allan wrote the song from a mothers's point of view.The lyrics are very touching.Anyone having half a brain and a heart will understand what if it's my child,my mum,what if it's me??Its very hard to see people going through such pain.
• Geraldine:-Geraldine was the debut single with colombia ,they signed the label after picking up the prestigious Philip Radar Award at the 2008 NME awards.
  Geraldine is about a girl named Geraldine Lennon who is a social worker, a friend of James Allans sister Denise ...who is also a social worker.Geraldine Lennon worked for Glasgow city council social work department,on the addiction side.He wrote the song about her and how she works day and night for a noble cause coz its such a thankless job with very less rewards.James Allan told The Daily Record"i wanted to write a poem about a person showing another person compassion." Hmm when did some one last made a song on such a theme??
• Its my own cheating heart that makes me cry:- This song was originally released in february 2008 as a digital download and limited edition 7" single.
  James told The daily Record"its saying that no matter how tough you are if you want to live your live with insincerity then you are doomed."
  Every women who have felt cheated definately will love this song coz they can feel the emotions of the words in the song.And for all the men out there ...stop cheating women if you donot want to end up crying one day .
• daddy's Gone:- This is the song that made Glasvegas famous.This was originally released as a digital download and limited edition 7" single in november 2007.The version released in the studio album in 2008 was a slower tempo.The New Musical Express named this song as the second best song of the year in a list of tracks of 2007.
  The song was written By James in Glasgow when he was an unemployed.The song is about James absent father .But every kid feels the same way when their parents are divorced or live seperately and how they visit them once in a week for few hours and goes back.The kids are always left behind with lots of regret over the things that they have missed out while their parents were gone.
• Lonesome swan:-This is my favourite song and i just listened to it over and over again.I don't have much to say about the song.For me this is one of the best songs i have heard in a long time.
  James Allan said"i was in Andalcia(in south spain) in 2007 and there was a swan-shaped pedalo in the water.There were all the other fancy ones the kids took out but nobody ever took this swan.I used it as a metaphor"

There is a song about the pressures parents put on kids these days.Its called "go square go'.
Another very good song is Fuck you its over.There is also a song about city centre fights and fightings in jail called "stabbed"

This is one great album people should go and buy.They are a different band and everyone who have heard them knows they are unique and they are here to stay for a long time.Its just a refreshing sound from all the shits going on around the world.They are the best band to come out in a long time with such great melodies and words in their debut album.The last amazing debut that i can recall now was by Evanesence with fallen.