Aidan Moffat announces second Nyx Nótt album

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Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat has announced the second album from his Nyx Nótt solo project, ‘Themes From’, which is set for release later this year.“The plan was to make 20 90 second tracks designed as TV themes”, he says of the original inspiration for the instrumental album. “But it wasn’t a satisfying listen, it was too gimmicky and silly”.So he reworked and expanded the songs “making some of them quite long and dramatic, with the odd swift turn here and there”, he goes on. “The focus then turned to making a proper album out of these modern library sounds.

I decided to stick with the ‘Themes From’ title and named the tracks after the sorts of shows they made me think of when I listened back”.“Each track has its own individual feel”, he says. “The idea was to sound like a different composer and band throughout.

There’s a few more jazzy elements here. Although I’m not quite sure where that came from”.“Although, like everyone else, I’ve had plenty of time to be introspective recently”, he adds, “so I decided the next Nyx Nótt album should be more upbeat and encourage some occasional foot-tapping.

If the first Nyx Nótt album was like looking out on dark prairies before dawn, this is more like a walk through a neon Soho after a few cocktails”.Arab Strap fans also shouldn’t necessarily expect to find any familiarity in this project therefore, he explains. “I approach them in completely different ways and with a different purpose in mind.