Malcolm Middleton - Into the Woods

'Literate, genuinely provocative modern British guitar music is thin on the ground these days, which makes Into The Woods a welcome revelation and, in a musical age which prizes style over content, an unlikely cause for optimism. On this evidence Malcolm Middleton will soon be describing Arab Strap as his side project.'
5/5  |  MOJO

'Middleton's deadpan analysis of romantic failure is sharpened with a dark wit. It's not that he has a dyspeptic view of life. More that he stares it in the face with a clear gaze, and the crystal clarity makes for bruised magic.'
4/5  |  Observer Music Monthly

' "I wasn't meant to feel this way," he says, his voice stumbling into silence. The truth: we wouldn't want him feeling any other way if such ill feelings produce such stunning music. So forget your made-for-television angst and your soulless songtresses weaving woeful tales of ones that got away - this is the real, raw, warts-and-all deal.'
8/10  |  Drowned In Sound