| Music and Words | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:44 | |||
| Label | Melodic | |||
| Malcolm Middleton chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 6/10 [2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| musicOMH |  [4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
Music and Words is the seventh studio album by Scottish musician Malcolm Middleton. It was released in December 2014 under Melodic Records.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Toast" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Houseguest" | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Monkeys" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Walker" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Dear Brain" | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Caveman" | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Sunday Morning" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Story Time" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Help" | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Touch My Face" | 2:23 |
| 11. | "The Tree" | 2:03 |
| 12. | "A Computer" | 5:20 |
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