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February 15, 2007
Neon Lights: A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Regular readers of this site will need no introduction for Saturday's final Neon Lights act, A Sunny Day in Glasgow. We've been following the exploits of Ben Daniels, his sisters, and their Philadelphia posse for almost a year now. Neon Lights couldn't be prouder to present the record release show for the stellar new album Scribble Mural Comic Journal (which happens to be the group's only NYC appearance). You can buy it now on iTunes, eMusic, and maybe even at what our ancestors used to call "a record store." Because I'm completely out of different ways to say "ethereally pretty" here's the previous attempts...
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "A Mundane Phone Call to Jack Parsons"
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Game of Pricks" (Guided by Voices cover)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Watery (Drowning is Just Another Word for Being Buried Alive Under Water)"
Plus, an interview with Ben Daniels...
I'm certainly not the only impressed. Check out this murderer's row:
Pitchfork
Allmusic.com
Prefix (full disclosure, I wrote this one...)
Idolator
Fluxblog
Gorilla vs. Bear
Marathonpacks
the Rich Girls are Weeping
Cracker's United
Chromewaves
This is not to mention publications so esteemed as to not have linkable web versions of their accolades. Just to give you two, real quick like;
XLR8R Magazine:
"Philly's A Sunny Day in Glasgow is dreamy. Their The Sunniest Day Ever EP is both creepy and awe-inspiring, with tracks like "C'mon," where atonal My Bloody Valentine noise rubs up against melodic pop. The quartet masters the clouds like no other."
Under the Radar Magazine:
"Captivating. Stunning. A Sunny Day in Glasgow has single-handedly returned the shoegazer genre to its former glory. One of the best releases of 2006!"
Believe me, I could go on providing you examples like this all day. I think the case has been made, however. You should either come down to the Delancey this Saturday (Delancey between Clinton and Attorney, by the way) or be forever injured by your stunning desire to be hit in the face repeatedly by reliable recommendations while remaining completely unmoved.
Remember: WNYU (89.1) will again today be giving away the ASDIG album, a guestlist spot for the show, and much more. So tune in the New Afternoon Show (4-7PM EST) for your chance to win. If that doesn't work out go to Breakthru Radio and listen to the Blog Show for yet another chance. We are very forgiving...
// A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal buy
// A Sunny Day in Glasgow - MySpace
// Neon Lights - MySpace
Posted by Jeff Klingman at February 15, 2007 11:45 AM
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