Artillery Saints, the creative vehicle for Aberdeen’s Ally McKenzie, returns with a masterstroke in the form of “Glimpse,” due January 26, 2026. Meticulously written, performed, and produced single-handedly by McKenzie, this album positions him as one of Scotland’s most gifted multi-instrumentalists and innovative producers.
Building upon the tactile electronica of prior releases, “Glimpse” adds new dimensions—woodwind orchestrations, traces of classical harmony, and delicately interwoven jazz. Each song is a testament to McKenzie’s vast musical vocabulary and his unparalleled capacity to convert complex ideas into totally absorbing sound-worlds.
Lyrically, McKenzie matches technical brilliance with sharp insight—satirizing modern excess in “Beauty Retreat,” voicing the voiceless in “Hick In Suburbia,” and critiquing algorithmic tyranny in “Cortex The Killer.” His words are as carefully crafted as his arrangements, ensuring Artillery Saints’ music rewards both the heart and the mind.
With “Glimpse”, Ally McKenzie not only affirms his virtuosity but also signals his capacity for reinvention. This is an artist writing his own rules and redrawing the map of modern pop.