In June 2013 the band announced that for the second time in their careers they had signed a worldwide major record deal with one of the world’s biggest music companies; BMG . The first release via BMG was the single ” If “. The track was released on 8 July 2013. A music video to accompany the release of “If” was first released onto YouTube on the same day. The video features William Shatner and is Glasvegas’ take on The Old Grey Whistle Test . “We played on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson in LA a couple of years ago and William Shatner introduced us as he is a fan of the band,” Allan said. “We thought it would be a cool thing to add in for the new video since it also has a ‘late show’ theme. It’s a simple live performance by the band with an abstract part in the middle where it looks like the video has been taped over with random visuals. The video has a filter that we wanted to put on it just to make it look even more like you were watching a recording on VCR. Old school!” The band released their third album Later…When the TV Turns to Static in September 2013. It received generally favourable reviews from critics stalling at No.41 in the UK Charts. Later…When The TV Turns To Static was released in three formats. Standard CD, Heavyweight White Vinyl and Deluxe Almanac. The Deluxe Almanac is presented with the iconic chevron foil embossed on a hardback almanac bound in linen with 40 stitched-in pages and ribboned page keeper. The Deluxe Almanac was conceived by James Allan in its entirety. The band released a third single; the title track “Later…When the TV Turns to Static” to promote the fact that 30 min of footage contained within the Deluxe Almanac DVD was broadcast by Sky Arts.
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