In musical terms, Iceland is probably still best known for its 1980s export, the Sugarcubes, featuring pop oddity Bjork. In recent years, Sigur Rós (pronounced See’er Rose) have been adding their name to the list of famous Icelandic exports with their freaky trip rock featuring songs with lyrics comprised of a language they made up themselves.
Cutting your toe-nails with an open razor while blindfolded is a painful and bloody business, much like attending gigs billed as ‘Singer Songwriter’ evenings.
I managed to get my hands on a copy of the Glasvegas album. Glasgow’s latest export take their name from an old nickname for the city that stretches back more moons than I do and trust me when I say this spring chicken has already sprung.
A quick scan round YouTube to check these guys out before heading out to the gig let me see I was in for a trip down memory lane. They may come from Sweden, but these lads have a musical palette made up from mixing the post C86 movement guitar heavy sound made famous in the UK and Europe by the likes of Ride and…