07-1999 / The Scotsman / Appendix Out

A review of "Daylight Saving".

Appendix Out's main-man Ali Roberts graduated from McLaren HS, Callander in 1995 as "the boy most likely to", broke a few hearts along the way, and headed for the city, ostensibly to study Mediaeval English. Pretty soon he was hitting the Glasgow folk bars, cultivating some facial growth and getting discovered by Will Oldham of Palace, in town to seek out an authentically gothic Caledonian air. This then is Appendix Out's second LP for hip US independent Drag City. More enchanted than Arab Strap, not as pop as Belle & Sebastian, it ought to appeal to fans of both bands. Slurred yet strangely exact; this is Ali's boldest move yet, his strongest collection of songs. The sound of a young man hitting his stride.

Stephen McRobbie, The Scotsman, 24 July 1999