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".'On Earth', a record that grabbed me instantly, both out of warmth and familiarity but also because of its utter unclassifiability. Listening to 'Earth' in its entirety once or twice is simply not enough to even begin to crack the core—from the clean, crisp Duane Dennison slink of the lead guitar on “Monkey” to the purposefully buried percussive responsorials on “Slave” and on and on, each listen presents something new or previously understated."
-Dan Mitchell, AntiGravity Magazine
".'On Earth' plays out a lot like human history: sometimes great, a bit imperfect, and worth the effort."
-Rory Callais, Offbeat Magazine
"The eleven-track 'On Earth' takes chances with noisy soundscapes and classical string ensembles . “Samurai” has plenty of little tricks via scale play and good mood-setting, and is a personal favorite."
-Brian Serpas, AntiGravity Magazine
"Brothers Sam and Jack Craft, the principals of Glasgow, weave together classical flourishes, They-Might-Be-Giants-style pop and Zappa-esque absurdisms throughout 'On Earth,' Glasgow's ambitious new CD."
-Keith Spera, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Glasgow, the brainchild Sam and Jack Craft, closed out the festival with a tightly orchestrated set of prog-pop that seemed to bridge the gap between Frank Zappa and Devo. Quirky, jagged, intricate and infectious, their jerky junket was both fun and fantastical. Apparently, when carried out with exacting precision and packed with twisted power-pop, brainy, experimental opuses are all the rage."
-Live Review: Indie Rock Fest II, CaptAbernathy, Groovescapes blog
Proudly hailing from diverse and colorful New Orleans, Glasgow is a rock band that marries neat suburban charm with boisterous city noise. The outfit centers around the prodigious, string-playing Craft brothers, whose preteen exploits with the traditional jazz revivalist New Leviathan Oriental Fox-trot Orchestra put them on the professional map early in life. Classically trained and well versed in campy kitsch of the 1920s, the industrious Crafts soon decided that teen angst was getting the best of them. So, they set out to put together one of the most interesting rock bands to come out of the Crescent City in recent memory. The result is a hard rocking hybrid of classical and classic rock, with a little Vaudeville thrown in for good measure. Glasgow’s eclectic sound employs Sam Craft's electric violin and Jack Craft's cello, harking back to Electric Light Orchestra, Queen, and David Bowie, all filtered through the lens of Zappa-esque absurdism.
As local notoriety grew, the brothers became longtime members of the backing band of Theresa Andersson, are current members of and tour nationally with the Susan Cowsill Band, are featured prominently on the recordings of such luminaries as Eddie Bo, Better Than Ezra, Edwin McCain, Dash Rip Rock and others, and have appeared on stage with Irma Thomas, Cowboy Mouth, and more. Glasgow as a whole spent much of 2009 touring in support of their debut LP 'On Earth'. Since releasing 'On Earth', Glasgow has shared stages with such notables as Dinosaur Junior, Third Eye Blind, The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, She Wants Revenge, and Augustana. In early 2010, the band began work on an indie-rock opera entitled '1986', and will be on tour in May to promote their brand-new '1986 EP', a 5-song set of selections from the opera. The full version of '1986' is due to be premiered on record and in concert in the fall of 2010.
Acclaim for their explosively theatrical live shows earned the band Gambit Weekly’s title of New Orleans’ Best New Local Band in 2007. More recently, Glasgow has been honored for their successes with 'On Earth' by feature spreads in New Orleans' Times Picayune, Offbeat Magazine, AntiGravity Magazine, Baton Rouge's Tiger Weekly, Lafayette's the Times Acadiana, The Hattiesburg American and many others. These lauds, combined with a hefty resume of festival appearances (Voodoo Experience 2009, SXSW 2010, etc.), give Glasgow a clear path to ubiquity in the coming months, strings attached.
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