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Glasvegas

Glasvegas
Glasvegas line–up, December 2010
Glasvegas line–up, December 2010
Background information
OriginDalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland
GenresIndie rock
Years active2003–present
LabelsGo Wow Records (2013–present)
BMG (2013–2014)
Columbia (2008–2011)
MembersJames Allan
Rab Allan
Paul Donoghue
Past membersRyan Ross
Caroline McKay
Jonna Löfgren
Websitewww.glasvegas.net

Glasvegas are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan (vocals), Rab Allan (lead guitar) and Paul Donoghue (bass guitar), with Swedish drummer Jonna Löfgren joining the group in 2010 until her departure in 2020.[1] Their platinum-selling debut album Glasvegas released in September 2008 was well received by critics and reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in September 2009. The album went on to enjoy further critical and commercial success in North America and in Sweden (where it went Gold). On 1 December 2008, less than three months after the release of their debut album the band released the mini-album A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss), a 6 track Christmas EP, which was recorded in Transylvania.

On 4 April 2011 the band released their second album Euphoric Heartbreak, which was recorded in a beach house in Santa Monica. The album reached No. 10 in the UK and No. 1 in Sweden. The album received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as the band's debut album. Several months later the band and their major label, Sony parted company. In June 2013, the band announced that they had signed a major record deal with BMG. The band released their third album Later...When the TV Turns to Static in September 2013. It received generally favourable reviews from critics but failed to match the commercial success of previous albums.

In 2018, the band announced a UK tour celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their self titled platinum-selling debut album.[2] The album was also reissued with new artwork in gold.[3] On 14 August 2020, Glasvegas released their first single in seven years, "Keep Me a Space".[4] The single is taken from their fourth album Godspeed, which was released in April 2021 by the band's own label Go Wow Records.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jonna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Glasvegas - The Old Market, Brighton - 13th Oct 2018 - Tickets here!". Lout Promotions. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Glasvegas - 10th Anniversary Edition - Vinyl LP - Five Rise Records". Five Rise Records. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Keep Me a Space - Glasvegas".
  5. ^ "Glasvegas on their new single, album and tour dates: "I didn't intend to take this long"". NME. 14 August 2020.

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