Aidan Moffat's (Arab Strap) much anticipated new album is a collaboration with Scotland's alt-jazz hero Bill Wells, and is one of the best albums of his career. It was only a matter of time before these serial collaborators ended up on the same billing; they've moved in similar circles - The Pastels, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Future Pilot, Arab Strap, Mogwai and The Sick Anchors and both have crossed paths with former Belle & Sebastianer Isobel Campbell. Aidan delivers a set of songs that are as funny, poignant, filthy and insightful as anything he's ever written. Over and above Aidan's lyrics, it's the backdrop they're set against that makes this album so memorable: Bill Wells' subtly intricate brand of composing provides the perfect foil for Aidan's observational vignettes. A benchmark album for Aidan and one which places him alongside such luminaries as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello.