A Sunny Day in Glasgow began as a collaboration between friends Ben
Daniels and Ever Nalens, both of whom had recently returned to
Philadelphia after several years in the UK. The band name came from
Nalens, who had been living in Glasgow, and Daniels kept it after
Nalens left the project. In 2006, Daniels asked his twin sisters,
Robin and Lauren, to start singing on the songs they had been working
on. In March of that year the trio self-released The Sunniest Day Ever
EP to great acclaim from college radio stations and blogs. Their debut
release, Scribble Mural Comic Journal, came out February 2007 and
received favorable reviews from Pitchfork and Drowned in Sound among
others. Read More...
A Sunny Day in Glasgow began as a collaboration between friends Ben
Daniels and Ever Nalens, both of whom had recently returned to
Philadelphia after several years in the UK. The band name came from
Nalens, who had been living in Glasgow, and Daniels kept it after
Nalens left the project. In 2006, Daniels asked his twin sisters,
Robin and Lauren, to start singing on the songs they had been working
on. In March of that year the trio self-released The Sunniest Day Ever
EP to great acclaim from college radio stations and blogs. Their debut
release, Scribble Mural Comic Journal, came out February 2007 and
received favorable reviews from Pitchfork and Drowned in Sound among
others.
Scribble Mural Comic Journal was recorded with one microphone
in a bedroom in West Philly and pushed the boundaries of dream pop
often drawing comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins.
During the summer of 2007 the band toured the United States including
in-studios on KEXP and Radio K and released a handmade tour only EP
titled Tout New Age which was subsequently released as a digitally
only EP. A year later the band emerged for a performance at the
Whitney Museum as part of the Wordless Music Series and an in-studio
performance on WNYC. A month later they toured across the UK and
France which was celebrated with a string of 7”s coming out labels as
varied as Slumberland, Disjuncture and Georgraphic North. Shortly
following their tour, Ruined Potential released SMCJ in a limited
edition on 180 gram double vinyl. Though only playing a few shows
stateside after their European tour the band shared the stage with
such luminaries as Telepathe, M83 and Asobi Seksu. During the fall of
2008 the group – now comprised of guitarist/drummer Josh Meakim and
cellist/vocalist Annie Fredrickson – assembled in a dance studio space
in rural New Jersey to record their sophomore album. Their new album,
Ashes Grammar, expands on the dream pop themes of SMCJ and finds the
band experimenting with recording techniques a la Alvin Lucier. Ashes
Grammar was released worldwide on Mis Ojos Discos on September 15,
2009 and will be available on a cd, as a download and on a limited
edition double vinyl.
On March 2, 2010 ASDIG released a vinyl and
digital only 12” EP titled “Nitetime Rainbow” which features some of
their brightest sounding recordings to date. Newest additions to the
group include bassist Ryan Newmeyer, vocalist Jen Goma and drummer
Adam Herndon. Throughout early 2010 the gang toured North America and
Europe including performances at SXSW and Primavera. On October 19,
2010 they will be self-releasing their third full length album
entitled “Autumn, again” on limited edition vinyl and as a free
download from their band website.