A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Thu., July 5, 9 p.m., with My Teenage Stride and Brown Recluse Sings, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave.
rock/pop
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You don't need to listen to Philly's A Sunny Day in Glasgow to grasp the band's creepy sensibilities. Just peruse their song titles: "Ghosts in the Graveyard." "Panic Attacks Are What Make Me 'Me.'" "Watery (Drowning is Just Another Word for Being Buried Alive Under Water)." It'll force you to assume the worst for otherwise innocuous-seeming songs like "Wake Up Pretty." Which is pretty much as it should be. The Daniels brood — Ben and twin sisters Lauren and Robin — do up the gauzy/ambient/ethereal thing right, channeling equal parts My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Ros and, oh, The Cocteau Twins, but imbue their songs with a deep-down fascination with death.
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It's not so much an obsession with the morbid; A Sunny Day in Glasgow sound as if they'd like to take death up in their arms, sing it a little lullaby, rock it gently to sleep. The band's not all doom and gloom. Their songs are lush and gorgeous, layered with guitars and electronic effects galore, sprinkled with glimmers of pop and snatches of soaring melody. Wrapping up a nationwide tour on the strength of their electro-ominous Scribble Mural Comic Journal (Notenuf), the band will be peddling a limited-edition handmade tour EP, Tout New Age, full of songs recorded around SMCJ.
Thu., July 5, 9 p.m., $7, with My Teenage Stride and Brown Recluse Sings, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, www.johnnybrendas.com.
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