Alistair Maxwell

Alistair is a graduate of the Drama & Performance course at Queen Margaret University. He has reviewed for The List, YTAS and the EUCPCP. He also makes short films and comedy sketches with Half/Cut Films.

Reviews: 25

Other Articles: 0

Traverse Theatre

The Memories Will Mostly Be Bright

Ambitious amateur production fails to deliver

The Helicopter of the Holy Ghost

The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost
Afters

A dazzling debut from Britpop alumni

Festival Theatre

Falstaff

Roland Wood’s Falstaff shines in an otherwise restrained production

Jackie Leven - Straight Outta Caledonia

Jackie Leven
Straight Outta Caledonia

An introduction to Scotland’s greatest singing, song-writing hidden gem

Elvis Costello Hey Clockface

Hey Clockface
Elvis Costello

Costello languishes in lavish experimentation

Mountain Goats Getting Into Knives

The Mountain Goats
Getting Into Knives

A wonderfully varied and textured odyssey

Travis 10 Songs

Travis
10 Songs

More of the same, but Healy and co are as good as ever

Godcaster - Long Haired Locusts

Godcaster
Long Haired Locusts

Infuriating, brilliant, madness recorded live to tape in a Philadelphia basement

Benjamin Belinska - Lost Illusions

Benjamin Belinska
Lost Illusions

Newcastle-based songwriter supplies indie-rock with a soul

The Flight One Purgatory

The Flight One
Purgatory

Unpolished self-released shoegazing pop

Gizmo Varillas Out Of The Darkness

Gizmo Varillas
Out of the Darkness

Optimistic pop for a post-coronavirus world

13 Crowes

13 Crowes
Solway Star

Annan band offer Scottish rock in The Boss’s shadow

Laurie Cameron

Laurie Cameron
Something In Us Never Dies

Robert Burns feels alive and electric in the hands of electronic singer-songwriter

Decadent West album cover

Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold

Excellent debut displaying lyrical talent and musical variety

Amber Run Philophobia

Amber Run
Philophobia

An intense, frustrated, often melancholic diatribe about love

Olden Yolk
Living Theatre

Blissful sleepy pop vibes interrupted by inconsistency

Siobhan Wilson
The Departure

Beautiful, expansive songs to take the breath away

Mac DeMarco
Here Comes The Cowboy

Laid-back introspection from the master of chill

Sparkling Felonious

Sparkling
Felonious

Danish duo’s madness sparkles but the pop is lacking

End of the Ocean

The End Of The Ocean -aire

Bring an open mind and enjoy this moving vibrant instrumental journey

Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby
The Old Guys

A living, breathing postcard drafted by the past

Chorusgirl

Chorusgirl
Shimmer and Spin

Second album dazzles occasionally but goes round in circles

Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam

Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam
Blackout Cowboy

The sounds of a band not running out of steam but certainly running over familiar territory

Hypnodrone Ensemble

Hypnodrone Ensemble
Plays Orchestral Favourites

Instrumental album offers a curious journey through dense prog soundscapes