4 ...according to our Clinton on 28 November 2006.
Hello everyone. First up Malcolm Middleton. Him of Arab
Strap. This is his new album as praised to high heavens by Mojo, Uncut
etc. Not totally sure why, although it is perfectly competent pop/rock with a
heavy Scottish accent. Lots of confessional words and "you
feckin' c**ts" type rants so he obviously shares the same pissed/pissed
off world view as the other Arab Strap feller. The music however veers
from indie rock bursts (ie the single 'Loneliness Shines' or the Folk Implosion
like 'No Modest Bear') to more miserable Pogues like swayathons
like 'Devastation'. It's much much more upbeat than his last album and
bears hardly a resemblance to it at all.
