Malcolm Middleton returns with new album and tour

Malcolm Middleton has announced details of a new album and UK tour.  His fifth self-produced album Waxing Gibbous is out on the 1st June through Full Time Hobby, preceded by new single ‘Red Travelling Socks’ on the 18th May.  Towards the end of June, Malcolm will embark on a UK tour.

Tracklisting is as follows:
1. Red Travellin’ Socks
2. Kiss At The Station
3. Carry Me
4. Zero
5. Stop Doing Be Good
6. Don’t Want To Sleep Tonight
7. Shadows
8. Ballad Of Fuck All
9. Box & Knife
10. Made Up Your Mind

Over to Mr Middleton himself for a few words on Waxing Gibbous:

“How do I feel about Waxing Gibbous? I don’t know, but I like it more now than I did 2 weeks ago. Maybe it’s my age, or cynicism. Maybe I’m sick of the sound of my own voice and realise that I’ve been stretching what little it is that I have to say over the course of too many years. Or maybe I’m just pissed off that I don’t fit in anywhere. The leftfield doesn’t want me because I’m too normal and I use choruses. The mainstream didn’t want me and still resents me for trying to ruin Christmas. Could I maybe try to sound more like James Blunt or James Morrison? Actually no, I doubt I could even try. Could I pass myself off more seriously, like Will Oldham or Nick Cave? No, I don’t have enough character.

“So here I am. I write a song about socks. I rap and I play some slap bass. I convince King Creosote & The Pictish Trail to do backing vocals to cover up the fact that I can’t really sing that well. Barry from Mogwai plays piano again because I can’t really do that either, and Jenny sings a bit more because my voice becomes too grey after a while on its’ own.”

Live dates:

April
24  “Stripped Back For Malawi” @The Auditorium @Oran Mor, Glasgow

June
26 Tolbooth Theatre, Stirling, Scotland
27 Outsider Festival, Cairngorms, National Park, Scotland
28 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
29 Night & Day, Manchester
30 ICA, London

July
01 Glee Club, Birmingham
02 Thekla, Bristol
03 Bodega, Nottingham
04 The Cluny, Newcastle

August
01 Field Day Festival, London
07 Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny, Ireland
22 Sounds In The Grounds, Stornoway, Scotland