Malcolm Middleton

April 4, 2008

Sleight of Heart, the new, stripped down, album from this former Arab Strap man, is mesmeric stuff, intrigued by the simpleness of the arrangements and drawn in by the tunes on piano and guitar. The barbed lyrics remain but the depressive tendencies seem to be undercut by a more playful sense of humour than usual on the new tracks. We’ve gone on about the Garage here before I’m sure but I can’t help thinking this is going to be ideal for new numbers like Love Comes in Waves and I’m looking forward to the prospect of an encore of the Christmas Number One that never was, the roaring sing-a-long of We’re All Going to Die.

April 16

Garage
Via Ercole Marelli 280
20099 Sesto San Giovanni

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