Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat

This first single from Malcolm Middleton's excellent third album of the same name is an upbeat, jangly guitar anthem for angst-ridden agoraphobics: "We're an army around the country, we're all stuck in a room/It takes a lot of desperation, to make a move." The chorus details the step by step alternative to such self-imposed loneliness: "Out the door, down the stairs, through the close, down the street/On the bus, to the pub, there are people to meet" but Malcolm reckons that comfort can sometimes be found closer to home, by simply putting on a great song like this. [Milo McLaughlin]