Cheery Scot Malcolm Middleton is to release his fourth solo LP next month, and tour in support.
Sleight Of Heart, released March 3 via Full Time Hobby, is the former Arab Strap man’s first release since his crack at the Christmas number one, ‘We’re All Going To Die’. Said single, which peaked at number 31 following support from people such as Colin Murray, was lifted from album three, A Brighter Beat.
Dates:
March
7 Isle of Mull An Tobar
8 Isle of Skye Portree Community Centre
10 Glasgow Grand Ole Oprey
11 Dunfermline Carnegie Hall
12 Dundee Reading Rooms
13 Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
23 Cardiff Glee Club
24 Bristol Thekla
25 Cambridge Portland Arms
26 Oxford Jericho Tavern
27 Leeds Cockpit
29 Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
30 Leicester Princess Charlotte
31 Norwich Arts Centre
April
1 Birmingham Glee Club
2 London Union Chapel
5 Nottingham Bodega
6 Manchester Night & Day
7 Newcastle Cluny
Sleight Of Heart features three cover versions, of songs by Madonna, Jackson C Frank and King Creosote. Look out for DiS’s verdict on the LP in the coming weeks.