Recorded at Mogwai's Castle Of Doom studio in Glasgow with co-producer TONY DOOGAN (MOGWAI, BELLE & SEBASTIAN), 'A Brighter Beat' features the talents of numerous luminaries from the Glasgow scene. BARRY BURNS (Mogwai), JENNY REEVE (REINDEER SECTION), PAULSAVAGE (DELGADOS) and MICK COOKE (Belle & Sebastian) appear alongside numerous string & brass players. 'A Brighter Beat' has confirmed Middleton as one of the true originals of our time, affirming his place in the same lineage of passionate, pained songwriters as LEONARD COHEN, NICK CAVE and ELLIOTT SMITH. Like them, his songs are deeply cathartic, often depressing, but always able to inject humour and dry wit into the darkest facets of the human experience. But Malcolm's is a fragile gift. His lyrics vent his frustrations with life and his self-doubt is the recurring thread in his work.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. We're All Going To Die
2. Fight Like The Night
3. A Brighter Beat
4. Death Love Depression Love Death
5. Fuck It, I Love You
6. Stay Close Sit Tight
7. Four Cigarettes
8. Somebody Loves You
9. Up Lat At Night Again
10. Superhero Songwriters
11. Black Marks (BONUS TRACK)
12. Cheer Down (BONUS TRACK)