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Based in Glasgow, Matthew McLister is a freelance writer and music fan with a degree in History (University of Glasgow). Passionate about new guitar music and indie bands, he writes features for Gigwise, his own Blinded by the Floodlights website and has even produced his own podcast. You can find more of his music ramblings on Twitter

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Album Review | The National Stay Classy On First Two Pages Of Frankenstein

Matthew McLister May 9, 2023 0

When The National dropped ‘Tropic Morning News’ as the lead single for their new album in January, it very much felt like the Cincinnati indie icons had delivered a top tier track to rival their 2007-2013 peak (the four records from Boxer…

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Album Review | The Lathums Go From Nothing To A Little Bit More

Matthew McLister Mar 24, 2023 0

Of all the indie bands to rise through the flames of lockdown, it was the heart-warming tunes of The Lathums (pronounced: The Lay-thums) which struck a chord like no other. Part of the jangle-pop band’s appeal was their look, or, at…

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Album Review | Young Fathers Deserve Mainstream Success For Heavy Heavy

Matthew McLister Feb 21, 2023 0

The last decade has seen Young Fathers decorated in critical success, and yet it feels like they should be better known than they actually are. 2014 debut Dead won them the coveted Mercury Prize, while 2018’s Cocoa Sugar was awarded the …

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Album Review | Skullcrusher Offers Autumnal Beauty On Deceptively Sweet Debut Quiet The Room

Matthew McLister Oct 24, 2022 0

Never has it been more important not to judge a book by its cover than with the music of Skullcrusher. You see when you hear Skullcrusher out of context it’s easy to imagine something quite sinister. Images of a masked Scandinavian…

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Album Review | The Lounge Society Debut In Chaotic Style On Tired Of Liberty

Matthew McLister Sep 1, 2022 0

When it comes to being championed by modern day indie icons, endorsements don't get much better for The Lounge Society than Gordon Raphael. The American record producer is the famous name who discovered The Strokes in New York in 2000,…