LAST ALIBI

LAST ALIBI EP Review

Formed back in 2014 and having caused a stir on the live scene since then, LAST ALIBI cite, amongst others, their influences as Whitesnake, The Quireboys, The Dead Daisies and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The band have now released their first recorded offering in the form of a self-titled debut 4 track EP.

Consisting of 4 tracks they have been playing live for some time, the EP is a very welcome overdue addition to the crop of music being released by upcoming Scottish based bands at this time.

The opening track of the EP ‘Angel Instincts’ with its slow build up of instrumentation soon launches into the kind of deep and gravel like vocals from Jamie Ramage that takes you back to the heady days of The Quireboys at their height. With its immediately catchy guitar riff and repeating chorus, this track hooks you in and give a taste of what Last Alibi are all about and as to why the release of this EP to the general public has been long overdue.

‘Vice City’, from its beginnings of heavy guitar riff, pounding drums and rock solid bass, is another of those tracks with a catchy chorus that makes you want to listen to the EP over and over to hear each and every little nuance of the music and lyrics. The chorus gives way to a blistering guitar solo from Andy Christie before returning to the chorus and that lovely gravel like voice which soars through the music clear as a bell and really makes you want to listen to the lyrics.

The third track of the EP is a much slower, more bluesy, track called ‘Prophet and The Thief. Having heard this track played live a couple of times it transposes well from live performance to recorded output. A lovely slow guitar sound is there from the start and really imposes the sound of the band on the listeners ears. When the vocals from Ramage kick in they send a little shiver down the spine and you can really feel the emotion in his voice.

Especially prevalent in this track is some excellent bass work from Allen Bell and great drum fills from Callum Flint which compliment the short but meaningful guitar solo before the track comes to its conclusion.

The final track of the EP ‘Generation Dead’ is a hard rocking track which from the outset returns you back to where the EP began with catchy choruses, soaring guitars and equally backed by the bass and drums this kind of track deserves.

The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy Miller at Garageblast Studios in Hamilton, Scotland and he has really captured the sound of this band and presented it in a very listenable format.

If you like your rock music to be instantly likeable with hard guitars, bluesy vocals and lyrical hooks that stick in your brain then ‘Last Alibi’ has it all. It’s all over too soon and 4 tracks are not enough. This is an EP I will have on my playlist for some time to come.

The EP was released digitally on 15th December 2018 and can be found on Itunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play and other streaming outlets. A Limited Edition CD version will be available in February and you can catch the band live at Beat Generator, Dundee with MacTallica on 16th March 2019 – go check them out.�
LAST ALIBI are:

Vocals: Jamie Ramage�Guitar: Andy Christie�Bass: Allen Bell�Drums: Callum Flint

Track Listing

Angel Instincts
Vice City
Prophet And The Thief
Generation Dead

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