Galleries are a Glaswegian act who play “epic pop music”. The cynic audiophiles amongst you might query if there is such a thing, but I think the description fits the band well. I’m not one for indulging in buzz, but it’s worth mentioning that they’re gathering momentum in the blogosphere and the Real World; Radio 1 airtime is nothing to be coughed at.
Their new single, Darkness Coming, is out tomorrow (and you can listen below) and there’s a launch event at the Captain’s Rest – that I, for obvious geographical/examination reasons won’t be attending but any Glasgow readers would be going a country mile to find a better gig.
Darkness Coming itself, is a great pop song. It’s traversing that shadow line between indie/rock and pop – and whilst those borderlines are crammed with guitar-strumming ne’er do wells, Galleries stand out. Perhaps it’s that Stereophonics-esque, drumbeat lead-in, or perhaps it’s the leaping vocals of David McAdam that give this song an evanescent soaring quality not unlike The Temper Trap’s Sweet Disposition (for the record, that’s a personal all-time favourite, so any comparison I guess must be quite the compliment). Either way it’s clearly a good single, and two other EP’s are on their website as free downloads – which I recommend you avail yourself of.
