| AIDAN MOFFAT AND THE BEST OFFS - How To Get Heaven From Scotland (Chemical Underground, 2009.) |
| - Željko Krešić |
| Nedjelja, 22. Veljača 2009 |
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Mumljanje je signature move Aidanove karijere i njega se i dalje drži na ovom albumu uz pokoju novost poput korištenja beatbox zvuka ("Lover’s Song") ili melodijske minijature sa neočekivanim ispadom energije ("That’s Just Love"). Aidan ne nudi neke bitnije glazbene pomake u odnosu na ranije radove u kojima smo ga susretali, ali to u njegovom slučaju zbilja nije bitno zato što njegova dijela pokreću prije svega žene kao izvor fascinacije i inspiracije te fraze, riječi i uvrnuti humor kojem izlaže slušatelja. Najbolji primjer za to je manifesto muškog pokreta izgovoren u "Oh Men!" ili kratki pogled na život udvoje "Living With You Now". Ipak Aidan svoje najbolje trenutke postiže kad se malo pridigne sa stola i povede klapu da zapjeva "Last Kiss" i mudro konstantira “Last kiss is always the best..”.
Dear Aidan, Well, Jane, I sincerely hope that when I reach my mid-century years, women of vague morals will be prepared to momentarily sacrifice their dignity and throw themselves upon my robust spear d’amour because they used to think Arab Strap had a couple of alright tunes. I will, of course, refuse – I will doubtless still be hopelessly in love with the mother of my baby boy – but there are few things as smugly satisfying as knocking back the advances of someone you used to fancy. So what I’m trying to say is, it’s a bit of a win / win situation if you want it to be. If you shag this ex-Rock God, then it may fulfil thirty years of vaginal aching; if you don’t, pat yourself on the back and tell yourself you’re better than that. At the end of the day, when it comes to shagging, you need only answer to yourself.
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Par godina nakon raspada Arab Strap jasno je da je Malcolm Middleton autor-esteta naklonjen melodiji, dok je Aidan Moffat bradonja koji između par rundi whiskeya u “Monday at the Hug & Pint” pubu mumlja nešto o propalim vezama.