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In October 2008, Glasvegas recorded a [[Christmas]]-themed mini-album, ''[[A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)]]'', over twelve days, two in New York{{Fact|date=October 2008}} and for ten days in a Transylvanian church in Romania, and was released on 1 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/glasvegas/40639|title=Glasvegas announce Christmas album details|date=24 October 2008|publisher=''[[NME]]''|dateformat=dmy|accessdate=27 October 2008}}</ref> The band are to headline the [[NME Tours#ShockWaves NME Awards Tour|2009 NME Awards Tour]] in January 2009, following their own US and UK tour.<ref name= "Glasvegas Embark on World Tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnewsnet.com/2009/01/glasvegas-embark-on-us-jaunt.html|title=Glasvegas Embark on 2009 World Tour|publisher=MuscNewsNet.com|accessdate=2009-01-06}}</ref><ref name="NME Tour 2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/40958|title=Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 line-up revealed|publisher=[[NME]]|dateformat=dmy|accessdate=11 October 2008}}</ref>
In October 2008, Glasvegas recorded a [[Christmas]]-themed mini-album, ''[[A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)]]'', over twelve days, two in New York{{Fact|date=October 2008}} and for ten days in a Transylvanian church in Romania, and was released on 1 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/glasvegas/40639|title=Glasvegas announce Christmas album details|date=24 October 2008|publisher=''[[NME]]''|dateformat=dmy|accessdate=27 October 2008}}</ref> The band are to headline the [[NME Tours#ShockWaves NME Awards Tour|2009 NME Awards Tour]] in January 2009, following their own US and UK tour.<ref name= "Glasvegas Embark on World Tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnewsnet.com/2009/01/glasvegas-embark-on-us-jaunt.html|title=Glasvegas Embark on 2009 World Tour|publisher=MuscNewsNet.com|accessdate=2009-01-06}}</ref><ref name="NME Tour 2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/40958|title=Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 line-up revealed|publisher=[[NME]]|dateformat=dmy|accessdate=11 October 2008}}</ref>


Glasvegas received three nominations for the 2008 Swedish [[Rockbjörnen]] awards: Best International Act, Best International Album for ''Glasvegas'' and Best International Song for "Geraldine."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasvegas.net/gb/news/gb/2008/12/05/swedish_award_nominations|title=Swedish Awards Nominations|date=5 December 2008|publisher=Glasvegas.net|accessdate=12 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen2008/rosta/|title=Rösta på Rockbjörnen här!|publisher=Rockbjörnen|language=Swedish|accessdate=12 December 2008}} NB: Select "Jag vill rösta på:" in "9: Årets utländska grupp", "10: Årets utländska låt" and "11: Årets utländska album"</ref>
Glasvegas received three nominations for the 2008 Swedish [[Rockbjörnen]] awards: Best International Act, Best International Album for ''Glasvegas'' and Best International Song for "Geraldine."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasvegas.net/gb/news/gb/2008/12/05/swedish_award_nominations|title=Swedish Awards Nominations|date=5 December 2008|publisher=Glasvegas.net|accessdate=12 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen2008/rosta/|title=Rösta på Rockbjörnen här!|publisher=Rockbjörnen|language=Swedish|accessdate=12 December 2008}} NB: Select "Jag vill rösta på:" in "9: Årets utländska grupp", "10: Årets utländska låt" and "11: Årets utländska album"</ref> In ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2008, ''[[Glasvegas (album)|Glasvegas]]'' was voted the fifth best album of the year.<ref> [http://www.qthemusic.com/cgi-bin/50bestalbums/month.pl The Best of 2008 - Q Magazine] </ref>

''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' recently{{when|date=February 2009}} nominated Glasvegas' self-titled album with the number 5 spot in the Top 50 Albums of 2008.{{fact|date=February 2009}}


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 05:36, 21 February 2009

Glasvegas

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

History

Formation and early years (2003–2006)

The band's original line-up came together in late 2003, comprising James Allan on vocals and guitar, his cousin Rab Allan on guitar, Paul Donoghue on bass guitar, and Ryan Ross on drums. They toured intermittently from 2003 to 2005 around Scotland, releasing a limited edition double A-side single, "I'm Gonna Get Stabbed"/"Ina Lvs Rab" on CD in May 2004.[1] Ryan Ross left the group in late 2004 to go to the USA. In December 2005, the band asked Caroline McKay to be their drummer. A notable early supporter of the band was Alan McGee.[2] On 30 October 2006, the band released a self-funded limited edition 7" single, "Go Square Go!."

Glasvegas and A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (2007–present)

Following the release of another limited edition 7" single, "Daddy's Gone" on 5 November 2007, Glasvegas found themselves at the centre of a bidding war from several major record labels.[citation needed] "Daddy's Gone" sold out and was voted the number two single of the year by NME magazine.[3] After releasing their third limited edition 7" single, "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" on 14 February 2008, the band opted to sign to Columbia. They then won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards two weeks later.[4] Glasvegas recorded their eponymous debut album, Glasvegas, at Brooklyn Recording Studios in New York. The album was produced by James Allan and Rich Costey.[5] The album was released on 8 September 2008, and included re-recordings of "Daddy's Gone" (the second single from the album), "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry," and "I'm Gonna Get Stabbed" (retitled "Stabbed," and featuring the backing music of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata), as well as previously unreleased songs "Polmont on My Mind," "Lonesome Swan," "S.A.D. Light," and "Geraldine," which was the first single from the album.[5]

In October 2008, Glasvegas recorded a Christmas-themed mini-album, A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss), over twelve days, two in New York[citation needed] and for ten days in a Transylvanian church in Romania, and was released on 1 December 2008.[6] The band are to headline the 2009 NME Awards Tour in January 2009, following their own US and UK tour.[7][8]

Glasvegas received three nominations for the 2008 Swedish Rockbjörnen awards: Best International Act, Best International Album for Glasvegas and Best International Song for "Geraldine."[9][10] In Q magazine's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2008, Glasvegas was voted the fifth best album of the year.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[12] 		DAN
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		NOR
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		FRA
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		AUT
[19] 		U.S.
[20]
2008 Glasvegas 2 25 2 23 5 106 52 50 126
A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
  • Released: 1 December 2008
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, download
 — — — — 59 — — — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[12] 		SCO
[22][23] 		DAN
[24] 		SWE
[16]
2004 "I'm Gonna Get Stabbed"/"Ina Lvs Rab" — — — —
2006 "Go Square Go!" — — — —
2007 "Daddy's Gone" — — — —
2008 "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" — — — —
"Geraldine" 16 1 36 25 Glasvegas
"Daddy's Gone" 12 2 — —
"Please Come Back Home" 76 — — 29 A Snowflake Fell
(And It Felt Like a Kiss)
"A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" 95 — — 17
2009 "Flowers & Football Tops" — — — — Glasvegas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other charted songs

With the A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss) mini-album being released solely as a bonus CD for the special edition re-release of Glasvegas in the UK, fans who'd already bought the album prior to this release had the option to download the EP, resulting in each track charting on the UK Singles Chart.

Year Title UK
[25] 		Album
2008 "Fuck You It's Over" 106 A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
"Silent Night/Noapte de Vis" 109
"Cruel Moon" 115
"Careful What You Wish For" 121

Music videos

Year Video Director
2007 "Daddy's Gone"
2008 "Geraldine" Paul Minor
"Daddy's Gone" (Version 2) Jamie Thraves
"Please Come Back Home" Goodtimes (James Slater & Kate Sellers)
2009 "Flowers & Football Tops" Martin de Thurah

Awards

2009

  • Won
    • XFM New Music Award

2008

  • Nominated
    • Rockbjörnen Awards - Best International Act, Best International Album (Glasvegas), Best International Song ("Geraldine")
    • Vodafone Live Music Awards - XFM Live Breakthrough

References

  1. ^ "Latest News". Glasvegas.net Web Archive. Retrieved 29 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Glasvegas: Rough glamour, video interview with stv.tv/music
  3. ^ "Best of 2007: Tracks of the Year". NME (15 December 2007): 37 pp. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |accessdaymonth= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Glasvegas: 'We've yet to earn our award'". NME. 29 February 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdaymonth= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Glasvegas' 12-Hour Sessions to Finish Album" (26 April 2008). NME: 8. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdaymonth= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Glasvegas announce Christmas album details". NME. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Glasvegas Embark on 2009 World Tour". MuscNewsNet.com. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  8. ^ "Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 line-up revealed". NME. Retrieved 11 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Swedish Awards Nominations". Glasvegas.net. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Rösta på Rockbjörnen här!" (in Swedish). Rockbjörnen. Retrieved 12 December 2008. NB: Select "Jag vill rösta på:" in "9: Årets utländska grupp", "10: Årets utländska låt" and "11: Årets utländska album"
  11. ^ The Best of 2008 - Q Magazine
  12. ^ a b "Chart Stats – Glasvegas". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". Danishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  14. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". Irishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  15. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  16. ^ a b "Discography Glasvegas". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  17. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". Frenchcharts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  18. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  19. ^ "Discography Glasvegas". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  20. ^ Glasvegas charts, Billboard.com
  21. ^ "Glasvegas certified awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  22. ^ "Scottish Singles Chart for the week ending 5 July 2008". ChartsPlus (358). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 1.
  23. ^ "Scottish Singles Chart for the week ending 6 September 2008". ChartsPlus (367). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 1.
  24. ^ "Singles Glasvegas". Danishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  25. ^ "UK 2008 positions". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2009-02-08.

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