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Glasgow has always been a city that has mined the inspiration and feel of bands such as The Byrds, Big Star and the Americana sound. The reasons for this may be a yearning for more sun than usually favours the otherwise fine city or perhaps the amount of cowboys that operate in the area. Whichever, acts such as Teenage Fanclub, Cosmic Rough Ryders and now Attic Lights have all looked West to build their sound.
With a very loud country rock sound, Attic Lights’ opening songs were over quickly as they blasted through a strong selection of tunes, all trading on sunshine lyrics and strong harmonies.
‘Michael’ upped the country style even further with a steel guitar and some laid-back drums and took the band’s sound one stage further. The pace of the tracks was building throughout the set and it was a well-judged set-list allowing each individual member a taste of the limelight, whilst never seeming too busy or crowded at any particular moment.
The lyrics were perhaps a bit one-dimensional and played on a few country standards, but they were delivered strongly by the front man who shares his look and style with The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyle and the overall feel of the band was impressive.
The final song of the night was darker and more melancholic than the previous tracks but it was very well delivered, with the lead guitar featuring heavily and being quite memorable. In all the overall feel and sound of Attic Lights was impressive.
With country music and Americana having a revival at the moment, Attic Lights have enough talent and good songs to make a name for themselves and would deserve some exposure at a time when the music industry is focusing on this genre once again.
Guest article from Andy R.
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