I was turned onto GlasVegas by a coworker with great taste who passed on their debut CD to me. I fell in love immediately with the heavy sound, the singer's thick Glasgow accent and specifically the songs Geraldine and It's My Own Beating Heart That Makes Me Cry.
Glasvegas was formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2003 led by cousins James (guitar & vocals) and Rab Allen (lead guitar) alongwith Paul Donoghue (bass) and Caroline McKay (drums). Their name is a tongue-in-cheek play on words of their home town. After releasing 4 independent singles I'm Gonna Get Stabbed , Go Square Go , It's My Own Beating Heart That Makes Me Cry , & Daddy's Gone - they became the subject of a label bidding war. Eventually they signed to Columbia and flew to New York to record their debut album. The debut album went on to peak at #2 in the UK, leading to a brilliant Christmas EP entitled A Snow Flake Fell (It Felt Like a Kiss).
They are set to appear on David Letterman on January 6th, and their first two US dates in Boston and New York are already sold out. Still no news on a Toronto date, but miracles have happened before.
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