Glasvegas are weeks away from dropping their newest album "Later...When the TV Turns to Static" on September 3rd. They recently put out the single "If" to give us a taste of what we will be hearing on the forthcoming album and I'm fully sold. This song seems to be influenced by U2 from the Boy era. And actually, they bring to mind another great Scottish band Idlewild. The fact that they have William Shatner in the video and have yet to hit even a 100,000 views is shocking. Is it me or does the lead singer James Allan look really similar to the late and great Joe Strummer.
I'm sure I've posted this video by Idlewild before but hey, it's never a bad idea to post it again when comparing sounds. Here's "A Modern Way Of Letting Go" by Idlewild. One of the more under appreciated bands from early 2000 that never had much impact in America. But hey, we have Fall Out Boy. Sweet!
And I couldn't mention Joe Strummer and post something from his post Clash era. We miss you Joe. You left us way too early. His birthday is on the 21st. "Tony Adams" always sounded like a missing Clash song to me and it's a great way to remember the Strummer collection. His music in the 90's and early 2000's prior to his death is really overlooked. Last year, the labels put out remastered versions of his albums and also a nice compilation set by Hellcat Records. Either way, dust off some Clash albums or Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros and crank it up in the honor of Joe.
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