Evangelist

Essentially a musical memorial to Robert Forster's former Go-Betweens compadre, Grant McLennan, THE EVANGELIST is a stirring work of mature indie songcraft. With three tracks co-written by McLennan, penned just before he died, and the last Go-Betweens rhythm section (Glenn Thompson and Adele Pickvance) providing the backbeat, Forster's first solo outing in 11 years is thoroughly haunted by the past. The material--the strongest of Forster's solo output--deals unflinchingly with the nature of loss and death over a canvas of simple but affecting arrangements.