James Allan of Glasvegas. (WENN.COM file photo)

TORONTO - Say what you will about Glasvegas, they don’t approach their sound in a subtle manner.

And if their fantastic new drummer Jonna Lofgren has any say in the matter, they won’t be even considering that anytime soon.

The Scottish quartet – whose last Toronto appearance was in 2009 at a sold-out Mod Club – once again played to a sold-out crowd Sunday evening at Lee’s Palace behind their new sophomore album Euphoric ///Heartbreak\\\.

Led by singer James Allan – sporting a banana belt buckle he said he bought on Queen Street -- the band took to the stage with Pain Pain, Never Again being their intro music. From there they tore into The World Is Yours which had all the gravitas found on much of their self-titled debut.

The group’s recent European shows also featured their name in huge lights behind them, but for this North American jaunt the band is easily getting by on their bombastic arena-prepped anthems. This was particularly evident on the foot-stomping You as Allan and guitarist Rab Allan propelled the song with the singer wrapping his illuminating microphone cord around him.

Yet the pair’s prowess seemed small compared to Lofgren, who played standing up and for most of the 15-song, 75-minute set beat the hell out of her kit.

Whether it was on the short and sweet Lonesome Swan or the galloping gem Euphoria, Take My Hand, Lofgren was dazzling with her fills and rolls while her spiffy bowtie and shades only accented the cool factor. It seems they picked the perfect replacement for Caroline McKay who left the band last year for personal reasons.

If there was one minor misstep on Lofgren’s part it might have been during the band’s signature Geraldine. Here Lofgren seemed to briefly quicken the pace more than James Allan’s delivery could handle it before reining it back in again.

Meanwhile the lead singer, resembling the late Joe Strummer, sounded a bit tired early on but thankfully the fans helped him out. During It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry Allan – cracking a smile -- crouched down before lying down onstage as the crowd eagerly took over the vocals.

Thankfully Allan didn’t let the fans do all of the work and saved some of his best for Shine Like Stars and especially the dreamy ballad Whatever Hurts You Through The Night that had bassist Paul Donoghue tickling a keyboard.

With some stage banter rather hard to catch given Allan’s rather thick Scottish brogue, Glasvegas shone on the solemn Ice Cream Van which concluded with Lofgren being the cornerstone of a glorious wall of sound. She saved the best for the encore with Lots Sometimes getting one of the biggest cheers of the night.

While Flowers & Football Tops began the encore sounding a shell of the album version, S.A.D. Light and Daddy’s Gone made up for it. By show’s end fans felt a bit like the new album’s title: in a state of euphoria from the performance but heartbroken it was over.

SETLIST

Pain Pain, Never Again (Intro)

The World Is Yours

You

It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry

Shine Like Stars

Whatever Hurts You Through The Night

Lonesome Swan

Euphoria, Take My Hand

Geraldine

Ice Cream Van

Go Square Go

Flowers & Football Tops

S.A.D. Light

Lots Sometimes

Daddy’s Gone