SOMETHING I NEVER DO....

....is give an instant thumbs-up to a debut record by a new act.

But this album, which I bought just three hours ago, is so fucking astonishingly brilliant that I'm making an exception.

I can't do better than give you this extract from the sleevenotes, written by poet, actor and raconteur Tam Dean Burn:-

soars and swoops like none has done since that other wee man
the one with the whippets

Here's what their press release says....and for once there's no hype:-

The much anticipated first fruits of the collaboration between Malcolm Ross, the elder statesman of Postcard pop (Josef K/Orange Juice/Aztec Camera) and The Low Miffs, Glasgow’s young pretenders to the Post-Punk/Pure Pop throne.

Bristling with the kind of effervescent guitar-play you’d expect from a Postcard veteran, The Man Who Took on Love, the album-preceding download single, flits effortlessly from its Television-esque intro and explodes into the self-same virtuoso territory once occupied by both Sparks and The Associates, with an appreciative vocal nod in the direction of both Bowie and Scott Walker.

Ambitious? Yes, but in possessing an almost indecent array of collective musical dexterity, they carry it off with great aplomb! This is only one facet of The Low Miffs and Malcolm Ross, but gives some indication of what to expect from the stylistic diversity flaunted on the forthcoming, one-off, album.

The Man Who took on Love (and Won) is available as a digital download only, and is followed by the album Malcolm Ross and The Low Miffs on download/CD on September 7th.

Tracklisting 1. Cressida 2. Kind of Keen 3. Back of Midnight 4. Dear Josephine 5. Scarface 6. The Man Who Took On Love (And Won) 7. Mankind 8. As Good As It Gets

You've got to go out and buy this. I cant justify making an mp3 available, but watch this:-





I'm simply thrilled honeys.