A Brighter Beat Explained

A Brighter Beat
Type:	studio
Artist:	Malcolm Middleton
Cover:	Abrighterbeat.jpg
Released:	25 February 2007
Recorded:	Castle of Doom Studio Glasgow, Scotland
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	44:40
Label:	Full Time Hobby
Producer:	Tony Doogan
Prev Title:	Into The Woods
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Sleight of Heart
Next Year:	2008

A Brighter Beat is the third studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter, Malcolm Middleton, released on 25 February 2007 on Full Time Hobby. The album is the first Middleton solo release since Arab Strap's split in 2006.

Overview

In 2006, after Arab Strap had split up after ten years together, Malcolm signed to Full Time Hobby and recorded A Brighter Beat. Malcolm has commented on the album, saying The album cover is a photograph by Scottish artist David Shrigley^[1]

Track listing

• "A Brighter Beat", "Fuck It, I Love You", "Fight Like The Night" and "We're All Going To Die" were released as singles.

Personnel

• Malcolm Middleton – guitar, bass guitar, vocals
• Barry Burns – piano
• Jenny Reeve – violin, vocals
• Paul Savage – drums
• Mick Cooke – brass
• Tony Doogan – producer

Release history

A Brighter Beat was released in various countries in 2007.

Country	Release date	Record label	Format	Catalogue number
United Kingdom	25 February 2007	Full Time Hobby	LP	FTH033
United Kingdom	25 February 2007	Full Time Hobby	CD	FTH033CD

Notes and References

1. Web site: faceculture.tv . Faceculture.tv . 2012-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305000903/http://www.faceculture.tv/index.php?cnti_key=11734895 . 5 March 2012 . dead .