The Story so Far

Northern Alliance write music. Then they record it. Sometimes it's good enough to let other people hear it. When this happens, they release a record. This has happened four times since they formed. Below are the details of those four tumultuous events. None of these records have been planned, as such, they've just kinda happened, you understand. Like freak weather events. The band have also had the odd tune appear here and there on compilations (Fence stuff, magazine freebies - you know the drill), but we won't bore you with that guff.

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The Ossians - The Macpherson Tapes
£6.00 (inc P+P)

The Ossians - The Macpherson Tapes
Released March 2008

1. St Andrews Day
2. RLS
3. My Evil Twin
4. The Haar
5. Shifting Sands
6. Justified Sinner
7. Geometry
"sometimes sweet, sometimes blisteringly noisy and sometimes too good never to be performed" - The Highland News
"..one of their best albums.." - Daily Record
"[there are moments] when you would wish The Ossians into existence" - The Scotsman
The Hand of God
£6.00 (inc P+P)

The Hand of God
Released October 2007

1. We Hit the Town Drinking
2. The Hand of God
3. There's Blood in the Back Seat
4. Wake Up! Be Tired!
5. The Good Black Swans
6. It's the Hope that Kills Us
7. The Water Will Argue With Itself
"amazingly haunting... an epic slowburner" - Steve Lamacq, Radio 2
"has a beautiful, dreamlike quality" - Maverick Magazine [4/5]
"a fine record" - The List [4/5]
"a mesmerising sonic masterpiece" - The Daily Record
"a near perfect dreamlike album. Blissful listening" - The Skinny [4/5]
"a gorgeously melancholic mini-album" - Subba-Cultcha [9/10]
For the Grains of Sand
£8.00 (inc P+P)

For the Grains of Sand
Released November 2006

1. The Wonders of the Invisible World
2. Line in the Sand
3. Shock of the New
4. Start of Winter
5. Scaffolding
6. Calgary
7. Our Lives are Ruled by Tides
8. Tomb of the Eagles
9. The Years the Locusts Ate
10. Band of Hope
"breathtaking" - Maverick Magazine [4/5]
"you'll love this" - Is This Music [4/5]
"a triumph of homespun recording" - The Big Issue [4/5]
"works of beautifully fragile optimism...a great album" - The List [4/5]
"a charm-filled album" - Sunday Mail
"incredible mix of Spiritualised and The Beta Band" - Daily Record
Disaster for Scotland
£5.00 (inc P+P)

Disaster for Scotland
Released May 2004

1. Patron Saint of Sore Throats
2. Preston Falls
3. Say Hello to the Dolomite Hills
4. Year of the Underdog
5. Let's Form a Union
6. Battle of Portobello
"I’m glad I have this record" - Comes with a Smile
"moody n magnificent" - Unpeeled
"a sleepwalk through a daydream... fantastic" - Is This Music?
"sadder than lassie... what a result" - Scotland on Sunday
"true Celtic folk sounds and moods" - Rocksound [8/10]
"beautifully maudlin" - The List [4/5]
"full of longing and grit" - Logo Magazione
"quiet intensity" - The Big Issue
Hope in Little Things
£5.00 (inc P+P)

Hope in little things
Released September 2003

1. Buildings of the future
2. Earthquake zone
3. Festivity in the arms of the people
4. When the clocks go forward
5. Campaign for dark skies
6. Skin is dust, dust is skin
7. Calibrate your love
"a heart as heavy as the sun. Most promising." - Metro
"wheezing keyboard and stinging guitar" - Scotland on Sunday
"a wistful, laidback, countrified record" - Sunday Herald
"heartbroken and drunkenly swaying" - Kerrang [4/5]
"possessing a mesmerising fascination" - Logo Magazine
"a sleepy foray into muted atmospherics" - Q [3/5]
"very likeable" - Rock Sound
"this is lovely" - The Big Issue
"long live lo-fi - when it's done like this" - Baby Tiger
"a chunk of essential noise" - Radio 2XS
"vastly superior" - Unpeeled
"many of the right buttons are pushed here" - The List
"an engaging ride" - Is This Music?