malcolm middleton - aberdeen-music

13-04-2005, 14:51

emailed today with this....

Free MP3 Download From New Album

Following his critically acclaimed debut '5:14 fluoxytine seagull alcohol john nicotine', Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap) returns with his second solo album 'Into The Woods' on June 13th and it surpasses all expectations. The pitch black, wry lyricism remains, but it's shot through with some gloriously upbeat melodies and a fervent eclecticism that makes the album a joy from start to finish.

'Into The Woods' not only showcases Malcolm's undoubted talents as a musician - the superb guitar and beautifully crafted arrangements speak for themselves - but his ear for an irresistible melody and a sagaciously barbed lyric is what sets him apart as a uniquely gifted songwriter. Featuring guest appearances from Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite and Barry Burns, The Delgados' Paul Savage and his fellow Arab Strap collaborator Aidan Moffat, 'Into The Woods' is a breathlessly inventive album: funny and moving, melancholic and uplifting, it is without doubt, one of the best albums you will hear this year.

Get a free and exclusive MP3 of 'A Happy Medium' taken from the forthcoming album, and for further information and updates visit Malcolm Middleton's new site www.malcolmmiddleton.co.uk

Reactions to Malcolm Middleton's debut album

'Blearily Beautiful' - Uncut 4/5

'5.14..is brutal and sometimes harrowing in its frankness yet Middleton is too accomplished a composer to pass off mere misery as art' - Mojo

'Bathed in bathos and dusted with melodrama - a soap opera set to a folk pop beat. Painspotting for romantics' NME 8/10

wonderful!

rune · 13-04-2005, 15:00

Sounded like a cashin from the band that did a song "birdhouse in my soul" can't remember the name though. Not for me at all really

RossP · 13-04-2005, 15:01

there is a god!!!!

roll on june

RossP · 13-04-2005, 15:05

and taken from the website-

LIVE SHOWS

Friday 10th June - Aberdeen, The Gun Club @ The Tunnels.

FUCKING YES!

13-04-2005, 15:10

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Originally Posted by RossP

and taken from the website-

LIVE SHOWS

Friday 10th June - Aberdeen, The Gun Club @ The Tunnels.

FUCKING YES!

Good stuff, and consolation for missing the Isle of Sky festival the following weekend

huntedbyafreak · 13-04-2005, 15:17

I'll be buying this methinks... First album is great and from what everyone has been saying, In The Woods will shit on its chest. Can't wait to see him live again as well. BOSS.

NARC · 13-04-2005, 15:18

Fantastic, I'll be there.

13-04-2005, 15:31

Mind u, the only time I've heard him solo was when he peformed Gina G's immortal classic "Only love can set you free" during the Arab Strap gig at Exodus. 'Twas good, tho

13-04-2005, 15:37

i love what i have heard, the album is always a choice of mine in the sleazys jukebox

huntedbyafreak · 13-04-2005, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Mind u, the only time I've heard him solo was when he peformed Gina G's immortal classic "Only love can set you free" during the Arab Strap gig at Exodus. 'Twas good, tho

Haha... That gig was great. His own solo stuff is great... Very self-depreciative wit.