Aberdeen-based musician Ally McKenzie, best known for his project Artillery Saints, is set to disrupt the boundaries of electronic and avant-pop with his upcoming album, Glimpse. Scheduled for release on January 26th, 2026, the record promises a kaleidoscopic journey through parallel realities, alternative outcomes, and fractured timelines—a signature touch for a self-described sci-fi obsessive.
The album’s creation marks a pivotal period in McKenzie’s career. Recorded over eight months in 2025, every note and lyric was painstakingly written, performed, and produced by McKenzie himself, demonstrating a formidable creative vision. While grounded in the electronic textures that characterize Artillery Saints’ sound, Glimpse introduces woodwind layers and subtle jazz inflections, signaling an evolution from his previous work, Fixed Grin Of A Wallpaper Star.
Among the highlights is the lead single, “A Flurry Of Furies,” which evolved from an instrumental to a cinematic protest song reflecting today’s turbulent social climate. The album as a whole doesn’t shy away from big themes. Tracks such as “Beauty Retreat” critique speculative utopias—turning the lens on real-world crises—while “Cortex The Killer” targets the unseen influence exerted by algorithms over modern life.
Building on the foundations laid by earlier releases like Maneki-Neko, McKenzie’s latest record solidifies his role as one of the most distinctive voices in modern electronic pop. For fans of experimental trailblazers like Brian Eno or Roxy Music, Glimpse offers familiar sound worlds but remains uniquely McKenzie’s—wry, literate, and sharply in tune with the anxieties and absurdities of the present.