If you always thought Aidan Moffat was the dirty one in Arab Strap, prepared to be right. I Can Hear Your Heart is a collection of Moffat's intimate poems and stories set to sound collages, song snippets and crackles.
More of an audio novel than a musical album, I Can Hear Your Heart begins with a printed story, Poop, to be read and digested before the 24-track audio portion, Loop.
Moffat cites Ivor Cutler and William Burroughs as inspirations for making his first spoken word album, but there are things in here that could make Charles Bukowski blush. Even compared to Arab Strap's famously frank lyrics, I Can Hear Your Heart is astonishingly raw.
So pour yourself a glass of cheap red wine and turn the lights down. We'll see you in the morning. |
