A Brighter Beat is the third studio album by Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 singer-songwriter, Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Bruce Middleton is a Scottish musician best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in post-folk indie band Arab Strap as well as his solo career writing and producing...

, released on 25 February 2007 on Full Time Hobby. The album is the first Middleton solo release since Arab Strap

Arab Strap (band)

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...

's split in 2006.

Overview

In 2006, after Arab Strap

Arab Strap (band)

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...

 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

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