On the 5th of January Incubated 13 is taking place and we wanted to let you know that this is going to be an epic edition. The evening will host the great Malcolm Middleton, who is performing a solo acoustic show full of black humor and the dutch indie-slowcore band LUIK. We hope to see you at the Paradox, Tilburg on the 5th of January and have a toast with us to celebrate the beginning of a great year!

Before Malcolm Middleton began making great solo albums, he was one of the main members of Arab Strap, together with Aidan Moffat. The highly influential Scottish indie rock band called it a day in 2006. Middleton: ‘It was a good time to call it a day. Unless there’s a definite need and desire for us to play, I don’t think we should ever get back together.’ He already made 2 solo albums then: ‘5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine‘ and ‘Into The Woods‘ on which the songs still had a very sensible Arab Strap-feel.  Anyway, it was a logical step for Malcolm Middleton to start a solocareer from there on. His first post-Arab Strap album was called ‘A Brighter Beat‘ which got very good reviews. While the music began to sound a bit more optimistic, his lyrics were still very depressing, thus generating a schizofrenic record. 2008-follow-up ‘Sleight Of Heart‘ and ‘Waxing Gibbous’ (2009) continued on the set path: indierock with a wide range of instruments, full of self-loathing lyrics and black humor (his Christmas single was called ‘We’re All Going To Die’). Malcolm Middleton is Malcolm Middleton and will always be Malcolm Middleton. A unique artist in every way.

LUIK is a band from Rotterdam, Holland and started in the summer of 2010. Lukas Dikker is leading the band and presents an indie-slowcore sound that result in ‘softly picked guitars, a pressing bass and whistling vocals.’ The other band members are Simeon Poot, Gerrit van de Scheer and Keimpe Koldijk. LUIK is making a name for themselves by playing lively in the Dutch underground scene, with bands like Herrek, Eklin and Bebe Fang (Incubated 11). They have played numerous club shows and festivals in the Netherlands and Belgium and they will be performing at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2012. Their EP ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ came out last year, and their debut album will be released in the beginning of 2012.

Malcolm Middleton released three new tracks in the past month and released an album with his darkest, negative and depressing songs of the years 1994 – 2001, called ‘A Quarter Past Shite‘. LUIK’s debut album will be released in the beginning of 2012! So be prepared to hear some brand new songs from both acts! You can buy your tickets via Incubated and you can let us know on Facebook if you’re attending Incubated 13. We hope to see you there!