My Top Albums of 2011: Number 3

Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older

An album that mutters defiance at & embittered acceptance of the ageing process, BW&AM’s ‘Everything’s Getting Older’ delivers tales that are one moment tender, breathless, romantic, lovelorn & lusting, then the next caustic & depraved. The twinkling melodies & pensive piano chords mix wonderfully with the dry sense of humour that often dispels the dark subject matter, engaging the listener to accept that “Birth, love & death – the only reasons to get dressed up.” 

Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - The Copper Top