Artillery Saints, the project of Scottish musician Ally McKenzie, returns with the blistering new single “A Flurry of Furies”, taken from the forthcoming album Glimpse (2026). The track captures the brutality, chaos, and moral decay of the present moment — delivered with McKenzie’s trademark dark wit and unflinching perspective.
Described by McKenzie as “meant to capture the violence and evil of the times,” “A Flurry of Furies” confronts modern life head-on, pairing stark lyrical imagery with moments of unsettling irony. It is a song that refuses comfort, instead holding up a mirror to the world as it is.
Sonically, the single is dense and cinematic, blending hypnotic basslines, fractured guitar bursts, stark electronic textures, and a constant undercurrent of menace. It stands as one of Artillery Saints’ most confrontational and urgent releases to date — less escapism, more reckoning.
The track is taken from Glimpse, McKenzie’s most ambitious album so far, following earlier releases Maneki-Neko and Fixed Grin Of A Wallpaper Star. Across eleven tracks, Glimpse pushes Artillery Saints further into avant-pop and electronic territory, weaving futuristic production with organic elements such as woodwinds, ambient sound design, and jazz-inflected flourishes.
Fans of Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Magazine, John Foxx, and Japan will recognise familiar atmospheres, but McKenzie’s voice remains distinctly his own — surreal, literate, blackly comic, and emotionally charged.
Originally part of ’90s indie act Fly and later electronic project Cities People And Parks, McKenzie rediscovered his creative drive post-lockdown after an impulsive guitar purchase reignited his passion for songwriting and production. Working largely from his home studio in Aberdeen, he now builds Artillery Saints using bass, synths, guitar, and Ableton Live, crafting music that is both meticulously produced and deeply human.
“A Flurry of Furies” is a stark and compelling reflection of the times we’re living in — a warning, a provocation, and a powerful glimpse of what’s to come.
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