Out with the old, in with the new. Well, that’s the theory at least. In reality, the first singles review of the year is usually a pretty uninspiring experience, featuring as it does the warmed up leftovers of last year’s trends as opposed to the dawning of a brave new world, which doesn’t actually appear till around the middle of February. Pats on the back all round then for Glen Wash, who at least offer the stirrings of something interesting. Based around one guy, Niall Glennon, from Longford but recorded in Milan, this is most definitely on the rough side (our copy comes with a hand drawn sleeve) but smacks of promise. Presumably recorded on a budget approaching zero, Glennon/Glen Wash still have the audacity to try and create a wall of guitar sound that pays homage to the days of Ride, Swervedriver et al and just about pull it off. This is deep down and dirty stuff, imbued with a rock ‘n’ roll edge that has been sadly missing from the domestic scene of late. Our advice to Glennon – get yourself a band together quick and start gigging.