The Memories Will Mostly Be Bright
Ambitious amateur production fails to deliver
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.
25 articles
The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost
Afters
A dazzling debut from Britpop alumni
Falstaff
Roland Wood's Falstaff shines in an otherwise restrained production
Jackie Leven
Straight Outta Caledonia
An introduction to Scotland's greatest singing, song-writing hidden gem
Hey Clockface
Elvis Costello
Costello languishes in lavish experimentation
The Mountain Goats
Getting Into Knives
A wonderfully varied and textured odyssey
Travis
10 Songs
More of the same, but Healy and co are as good as ever
Godcaster
Long Haired Locusts
Infuriating, brilliant, madness recorded live to tape in a Philadelphia basement
Benjamin Belinska
Lost Illusions
Newcastle-based songwriter supplies indie-rock with a soul
The Flight One
Purgatory
Unpolished self-released shoegazing pop