Reviewed by Philip Croft

This CD has to be the classic case of looks being deceptive. Looking at the cheaply photocopied cover of Allan looking more like a night club bouncer than a Christian worship leader and father of two you'd be forgiven for expecting the worst. But this four-track demo which you can get free on request from Allan at allan.mckinlay@tesco.net is a pure gem. Allan freely admits to being influenced by artists like Matt Redman, Third day, Martin Smith, Eoghan Heaslip and U2 and it's not hard to notice their influence throughout. Every song on the CD is self written and produced and Allan sings all vocals and plays every instrument immaculately. To date 200 copies of this CD have been given away though if there is any justice then it will be heard by a lot, lot more.

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