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September 14, 2023 35 mins
It's back to 2008 on todays XS Long Player for a look back at the Mercury Music Prize nominated eponymous debut album fro Glaswegian band Glasvegas. Frontman and Songwriter James Allan is talking Jim Salveson through the making, inspiration behind and release of this stunning album discussing making music that "feels right", making brave musical choices and why Oasis caused him to abandon is career as a professional footballer and start writing songs. Get stuck into this classic album on Spotify via: https://open.spotify.com/album/5TeMUnQg051IlhtwhkfqF7?si=lEpzAsa2TGGJbzNa0sitRw The XS Long player Podcast is taken from the XS Long player radio show on XS Manchester: A classic album played in full - listen live via www.xsmanchester.co.uk - where Jim also hosts the XS Evening Show. Follow XS on Twitter: @XSManchester Follow Jim on Twitter: @Mr_Jimbob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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