The Melancholy Scotsman’s new album and mini-documentary

Malcolm Middleton’s new album Waxing Gibbous was released yesterday on Full Time Hobby, along with a mini-album directed and filmed by Blair Young from The Forest of Black collective. The largely sarcastic documentary takes Malcolm’s sense of humour and points it directly at him, informally interviewing Malcolm and his friends and bandmates past and present who seem to take the piss out of the famously melancholic musician. “He’s a dark bastard” says Aidan Moffat, Malcolm’s bandmate in the acclaimed and beautiful (now defunct) Arab Strap. “We used to call him the ‘ginger whinger’. We also find out from the mini-documentary that Malcolm learned to play bass guitar to Faith No More when he was young, and that he has to be in a certain kind of mood to write. The Pictish Trail said, “Malcolm’s in the winter of his career at the moment, it’s going to come back in the spring time.” Whatever, dude. It’s winter here and we’ve got new Malcolm Middleton, perfectly suited to these dark days and rainy nights. However it has been said that Malcolm plans to take a break from his usual songwriting and try his hand at something different. All power to him.

Watch the documentary below and also check out the live footage EMJ shot on our trusty little camera when Malcolm played at the King’s Arms early this year. It was an amazing, intimate and entertaining show, Malcolm sure knows how to hold an audience and whether he turns to metal like Moffat suggests or not, it’s sure to be interesting.

Malcolm says, “Waxing Gibbous, the new record, I think I was trying to make a return to some of the Into The Woods style, where I recorded stupid melodies at home and stuff and it’s a bit layered.” Free download two songs from Waxing Gibbous below.

TOUR DATES:
06/26 - Tolbooth Theatre - Stirling (w/ Pictish Trail)
06/27 - Tunnels - Aberdeen
06/28 - King Tuts - Glasgow (w/ Pictish Trail)
06/29 - Night & Day - Manchester (w/ Pictish Trail)
06/30 - I.C.A. - London (w/ Pictish Trail + Little Ray)
07/01 - Glee Club - Birmingham (w/ Pictish Trail)
07/02 - Thekla - Bristol (w/ Pictish Trail)
07/03 - Bodega - Nottingham (w/ Pictish Trail)
07/04 - The Cluny - Newcastle (w/ Pictish Trail)
08/01 - Field Day Festival - Victoria Park, London
08/22 - Sounds In The Grounds, Stornoway
09/12 - End Of The Road Festival - Dorset

Malcolm Middleton- Subset of the World: MP3

Malcolm Middleton- Red Travellin’ Socks: MP3

Malcolm Middleton- Website

Posted by Sarah Gooding under Scotland