A Sunny Day in Glasgow + The Breezes – Green Room – Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
The Breezes took to the stage first and displayed some great showmanship, rocking out with their psychedelic alternative pop enhanced with synthesizers and hypnotic vocals. All while rotating who played which instrument, this energetic, high-off-life group of guys were grooving to their upbeat songs such as the greatly entertaining “Count to 11″ track which had everyone in crowd feeling that warm happiness inside, like the feeling you get when a cute little puppy comes and sniffs your hand with his wet little nose. These guys seem to get better with every show they play as their sound quality was much better than the last few times we’ve seen them and we could easily appreciate the individual aspects of the band. From the lively bass lines to the warping synths, The Breezes readied the crowd for the dreamy sounds of A Sunny Day in Glasgow.
As the depths of the Green Room were slowly starting to fill, A Sunny Day in Glasgow did what they do best; they attacked the crowd with their strong female vocal harmonies on tracks like “The White Witch” from the band’s latest album, Ashes Grammar. The solid drums and dreamy synth rhythms kept the crowd on their feet throughout the already popular “Failure” and “Nitetime Rainbows”. Among the many songs that were played, the strong bass mixed with soft voices of “Shy” had me in a trance throughout the whole song. As the show went on, people kept on joining in on the party and soon the venue was relatively full. Although hidden in the dark corners of the stage the subtle guitars gave great substance to their sound. Halfway through the set, to the great misfortune of the band, a guitar string was broken, although this would generally tend to kill the ambiance they were building, Annie Fredrickson and Jen Goma took it upon themselves to perform an a cappella interlude. They then returned with even more conviction and intensity and finished the show with “A Mundane Phone Call to Jack Parsons”. With this show, A Sunny Day in Glasgow concludes the North American portion of their world tour and sets off for the sunny beaches of Europe. We wish them the best of luck! – David Gosselin
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
The Breezes
Photography by David Gosselin
