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A Sunny Day in Glasgow

 
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A Sunny Day in Glasgow

Group Members:

Ben Daniels, Lauren Daniels, Robin Daniels

Similar Artists:

The Jealous Girlfriends, Mahogany, Soundpool, Brief Candles, The Brother Kite, The Radio Dept., Pia Fraus, Autodrone, Auburn Lull

Influenced By:

My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Aberdeen, Lush, Kate Bush

Formal Connection With:

King Kong Ding Dong
  • Genres: Rock

Biography

Fronted by identical twin sisters Lauren and Robin Daniels and masterminded by their brother Ben, A Sunny Day in Glasgow emerged in the early 2000's with synth-laden experimental noise-pop that echoed 1980's shoegaze acts like the Jesus and Mary Chain. Ben Daniels started making cassette recordings with the help of his friend Ever Nalens years before A Sunny Day in Glasgow got together. Nalens moved to Glasgow from 2002 to 2004 in order to go to art school, and Daniels moved to London about a year later. They started collaborating again after Ben returned in the summer of 2005, but Nalens abandoned the project after a couple months. Daniels continued to write songs, asking his sister Robin to take over the vocals. Lauren was brought in as a vocalist a few months later, and the group started recording tracks in Ben's West Philadelphia apartment and at their parents' house in the suburbs. They put some of the tracks together and released them as an EP, called The Sunniest Day Ever, in March 2006. The EP charted at number one on New York's WNYU, the songs started bouncing around online, and soon enough Pitchfork gave the first track on their EP, "C'mon," a four-star rating. Indie labels started to pay attention, and the group snagged a record deal with Notenuf Records in October 2006. They recorded their first full-length album, Scribble Mural Comic Journal in 2006 and released it in February of the following year. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide
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A Sunny Day in Glasgow

Background information
Origin Philadelphia, USA
Genres Dream pop, Noise pop, Ambient
Years active 2006 - current
Labels Mis Ojos Discos
Website A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Members
Ben Daniels
Josh Meakim
Annie Fredrickson
Jen Goma
Ryan Newmyer
Adam Herndon
Former members
Ever Nalens
Robin Daniels
Lauren Daniels
Brice Hickey
Mich White
Jason Trill
Pete Leonard

A Sunny Day in Glasgow are a band from Philadelphia, formed in 2006, undergoing many member changes from then.

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Background

A Sunny Day in Glasgow began as a collaboration between friends Ben Daniels and Ever Nalens, both of whom had recently returned to Philadelphia after several years in the UK[1]. The band name came from Nalens, who had been living in Glasgow, and Daniels kept it after Nalens left the project[2]. Daniels also asked his twin sisters, Robin and Lauren, to start singing on the songs they had been working on.

In March 2006 the band collected several songs and released them as an EP titled, The Sunniest Day Ever. The EP received attention from College Radio, charting #1 on NYU's WNYU, as well as music blogs, with Pitchfork contributing an early, favorable review.[1][3]

In the Fall of 2006 the band signed to Notenuf Records and eventually released their debut LP, Scribble Mural Comic Journal in February 2007.[4] The record received widespread critical acclaim with Pitchfork giving the record an "8.0" and "Recommended" rating, while Drowned in Sound gave the album a "9/10" and called it a "contender for album of the year."[5][6] The band compiled outtakes from earlier recording sessions and released them as the Tout New Age EP in the Summer of 2007.

2009 saw the band release their second studio LP, Ashes Grammar. During the recording process, the band was forced to undergo several member changes. The first of these changes came when former bassist Brice Hickey fell when loading equipment into his car, breaking several bones in his legs. This left Ben Daniels to record the bass parts for the album, but also meant that vocalist Robin Daniels had to leave to care for the bedridden Hickey, who is her boyfriend. Lauren Daniels also had to leave the group, due to attending grad school in Colorado, forcing Ben Daniels and guitarist/drummer Josh Meakim to recruit vocalist Annie Fredrickson, also a classically trained cellist and pianist.[7] After the album was recorded and the decision was made to tour, Ryan Newmyer joined as bassist and Meakim's friend Adam Herndon was made permanent drummer. In addition, through an advert via their Myspace blog, the band found another vocalist, Jen Goma.[8]

Members

  • Ben Daniels - guitars, songwriting
  • Josh Meakim - guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Annie Fredrickson - vocals, cello, keyboards
  • Jen Goma - vocals
  • Ryan Newmyer - bass
  • Adam Herndon - drums

Discography

Studio Albums


EPs


Singles

  • Slumberland Records Searching for the Now, Volume 3 7" (June 11, 2008)
  • (cult of) The Cemetery Flowers (mandolins version) 7" (July 8, 2008)
  • Summerlong Silences 7" (July 21, 2008)

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Margaret Reges, Allmusic
  2. ^ Jeremy Krinsley "INTERVIEW: Ben Daniels of A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW, http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/an-interview-with-a-sunny-day-i
  3. ^ Jessica Suarez, Pitchfork, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/37864-cmon
  4. ^ Jeff Klingman, "Interview with Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow", The Merry Swankster
  5. ^ Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41732-scribble-mural-comic-journal
  6. ^ Ben Yates, Drowned in Sound, http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1973180
  7. ^ Force Field PR, http://forcefieldpr.com/site/2009/07/27/a-sunny-day-in-glasgow-share-first-mp3-from-ashes-grammar
  8. ^ Official Website, http://asunnydayinglasgow.com/?p=143

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