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Track Listings
| 1. Red Travelllin' Socks |
| 2. Kiss At The Station |
| 3. Carry Me |
| 4. Zero |
| 5. Stop Doing Be Good |
| 6. Don't Want To Sleep Tonight |
| 7. Shadiows |
| 8. Ballad Of Fuck All |
| 9. Box & Knife |
| 10. Made Up Your Mind |
| 11. Subset Of The World |
| 12. Love On The Run |
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Once more, Middleton has made a reflective, charming, bleak and funny album with pals from a relaxed Caledonian indie mafia. Former Strap member Jenny Reeve and King Creosote (aka Kenny Anderson) provide beautiful vocals, while Barry Burns from apocalyptic post-rockers Mogwai tinkles the ivories.
Waxing Gibbous is a winner from the outset with lead single Red Travellin' Socks, a song which Middleton has described as his Bohemian Rhapsody. Imposing structure aside, it's more akin to a classic Springsteen hit or one of Doves' big-hearted anthems, albeit one doused in Irn-Bru.
Kiss At The Station is another unexpected hit, with its great singalong breakdown that recalls the excellent Jack Penate single Tonight's Today.
Zero meanwhile is in a completely different vein and happily combines rap, organs, a tentative wandering bassline and an interesting blend of real and electronic percussion. It is as refreshing as Paul Hardcastle producing Elbow.
There is still some misery, as evidenced on Don't Want To Sleep Tonight, but this is confined to the song's lyrics. Malcolm sings: 'Everything I do is redundant, everything I see is a lie' and 'I've gone and thrown another day away,' but somehow, the effect is charming rather than depressing.
Waxing Gibbous is an album of songs that deserve the sort of heavy radio rotation and media attention which helped Badly Drawn Boy crossover to mainstream success. It's unlikely that Falkirk chap Middleton really wants or needs the adulation this would bring but after 15 years on the fringes he's certainly earned it. --Lou Thomas
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Customer Reviews
new release the opening and uproariously uplifting
'Red Travellin' Socks' would have to be the one.
It makes me grin from ear to ear every time I hear it
The good news, however, does not stop there.
The twelve compositions which comprise 'Waxing Gibbous'
make for a rich and tasty feast from North of the border.
Mr Middleton is a gifted songwriter. He has the ability
to transform images of everyday life into noble epics.
'Carry Me', with its bleak central monologue, is a
particularly vivid and moving example. The chiming
backing vocals are a delightfully realised idea.
Confessional. Fearlessly honest. Unconventional.
'Zero' is another cracker. Complex driving rhythms
deeply rooted in the soil of a Scottish folk heritage.
'Stop Doing Be Good' has pathos aplenty.
Hope and regret mixed up in equal measure.
The simple and very touching 'Made Up Your Mind'
is quite beautiful in its stark simplicity.
This is a man who knows more than a little about love and loss.
Closing track 'Love On The Run' brings the album
to a richly rewarding conclusion.
Musical support is magnificent throughout.
Mr Simpson's drums, Mr Jones' evocative piano
and vocal adornments by Mr Lynch, Mr Anderson
and Ms Reeve deserve especial mention.
Mr Middleton is to be warmly congratulated for his achievement.
Highly Recommended.
Great songwriter, album is full of great tracks. Stand outs for me are, Don't want to sleep tonight, Box and Knife, Carry Me and Love on... Read more
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