Malcolm Middleton announces Summer of '13 LP

Following on from a 2014 collaboration with illustrator David Shrigley, one time Arab Strapper Malcolm Middleton has revealed the first solo LP under his own name since Waxing Gibbous. 

Titled Summer of '13, the ten song set is due for release on 27 May via relaunched indie label Nude Records (Suede, The Fall), featuring production work from Glasgow electronic pop prodigy Miaoux Miaoux and guest apearances from De Rosa's Martin John Henry, First Aid Kit drummer Scott Simpson and Gordon Anderson (AKA Lone Pigeon of Beta Band/The Aliens).

Preceding the record is lead single You & I, which you can stream below. “This was one of the first songs that Miaoux Miaoux worked on," Middleton reveals. "He added the funky, bubbling bass and made it all more widescreen and driven. Gordon Anderson's advice to "sing from beneath your accent" was experimented with unsuccessfully here. Or maybe I was trying to sound like Gary McNuman? I don't know.” 

Summer Of '13 tracklisting (available for order here) 

1. Steps
2. You & I
3. Information In The Voice
4. Brackets
5. Like John Lennon Said
6. Little Hurricane
7. Music Ticks
8. Summer Of ’13
9. Big Black Hole
10. Lullaby

Malcolm Middleton is set to tour the release this coming spring; dates as follows, with tickets available here. 

7 May – Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
25 May – Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
26 May – Beat Generator Live, Dundee
27 May – The Art School, Glasgow
28 May – Electric Circus, Edinburgh
31 May – Sage, Gateshead
1 Jun – The Bullingdon, Oxford
2 Jun – The Lexington, London
3 Jun – Leaf, Liverpool 
4 Jun – Deaf Institute, Manchester

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