Midlake | Pop review

Tabernacle, LondonAfter a long absence from ­the city ­Midlake guitarist Eric Pulido calls "a second home for us", the ever-evolving Texans are back with a brilliant new ­album, The ­Courage of Others, in tow. But a dodgy drum monitor threatens to derail their ­return. Or as singer Tim Smith, waiting with acoustic ­guitar and flute, puts it: "There goes the mystery."In truth, the beardy band – now ­a seven-piece with Jesse Chandler on flute and keyboards and Max Towns...

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