Malcolm Middleton – A New Heart
Malcolm Middleton is not a happy man. His songs are usually bathed in misery. On the occasions where he sings about love, it’s usually the fucked up kind. Swear words are littered in as they would be in regular conversation. Bitter comments are par for the course.
A New Heart is an attempt to do none of those things. It’s supposed to be a song “without a swear word or a slight”, something to pass down to his family. He gamely plays along, and each time the song approaches a “dick” or a “shit”, he breaks off mid-line and changes subject completely. It’s one hell of a ride with only one appropriate conclusion: he admits he’s “lost the race to lose” and embraces failure. It’s always said that you should write what you know.
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