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Paul Heaton rambles towards Midlands

Former Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton will be appearing at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on Thursday November 6.

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Former Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton will be appearing at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on Thursday November 6.

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The former Housemartins star is promoting his new album The Cross-Eyed Rambler, the 14th long player of his career and his first release as a solo artist.

The Independent called it "a ramble across familiar terrain".

The reviewer added: "In its louder moments, The Cross-Eyed Rambler rocks as vigorously as the Housemartins. It also swings, in a country and western way, just like the Beautiful South."

The Times critic gave the album four stars.

The critic said: "On his first solo album since disbanding the Beautiful South 'due to musical similarities', Heaton's voice is familiar but the tunes are very different: guitars twang through rockabilly humdingers and country swingalongs."

Cerys Matthews, now better known for being on I'm A Celebrity than her Catatonia days, is the support

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