Blog: Culture Bully

[by Erik Thompson] The hype started well before Glasgow, Scotland's Glasvegas had even released as much as an EP, with major label bidding wars breaking out in the UK based simply on a string of self-released 73 singles. And finally, for a change, the hype is well deserved, as the young Scots deliver a fantastic album full of passion, soaring anthems, and confidence that belies their age and studio experience, and hearkens back, musically, to a much simpler time, with it's subtly catchy 50's-style do-wop sound mixed with the swirling guitars and booming drums [...]