Postcards from Scotland
{{Short description|2024 book}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}{{Infobox book|
| name = Postcards from Scotland
| author = Grant McPhee
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| genre = Music
| publisher = Omnibus Press
| release_date = 20 June 2024
| media_type = Print (hardback)
| pages = 496
| isbn = 9781913172473
| image = File:Postcards_From_Scotland.jpg
}}
Postcards from Scotland is a 2024 book by Scottish film director Grant McPhee that covers Scotland's 1980's and 1990's independent music scene. It focuses on the stories of The Pastels, Shop Assistants, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, The Soup Dragons, BMX Bandits, The Vaselines, Eugenius, Jesse Garon, and the Desperadoes, Finitribe, The Motorcycle Boy, The Big Gun, and Rote Kapelle.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Postcards From Scotland - Glasgow & Edinburgh Events |url=https://omnibuspress.com/blogs/blog/postcards-from-scotland-launch-events?srsltid=AfmBOoqgAj0EE75WOXyWa7gzTz-fUzF7J_VhTnqwmlh81J-cVZQG-wC7 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Omnibus Press}}
The book was launched with two live events featuring a ‘supergroup’ made up of members of Shop Assistants, BMX Bandits, Fizzbombs, Rote Kapelle and Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes while being backed by The Cords.
A second volume has been completed and will be released by Omnibus books. This volume tells an alternative story of Scotland's Underground Music scene during a similar time-frame, featuring Dawson, Badgewearer, Stretcheads, The Yummy Fur, Lung Leg, Mogwai, Bis, Chemikal Underground, The Delgadoes, Belle and Sebastian, Arab Strap and Franz Ferdinand.
Reception
Postcards from Scotland received positive reviews from critics. Product Magazine