Midlake - Bamnan and Slivercork CD CD These muses are primal

These muses are primal

It’s up to you

is underlined by a grown-up recognition of disappointment and loss

“On Chloë and the Next 20th Century

Midlake - Bamnan and Slivercork CD CD These muses are primalBELLACD60 Release Date: 8 June 2004 The tricky thing about lo fi music is that if you don't know in advance that it's a style that has deliberately been adopted, you may mistakenly suppose that it's just, well, bad. The final song on Bamnan and Slivercork, Midlake's debut album, is called "Mr. Amateur," with lead singer Tim Smith, whose nasal voice recalls Rufus Wainwright's, declaring, "I'm Mr. Amateur on the freeway I'm Mr. Amateur with a cupcake,"