A really good soundtrack album can give you a idea how a film might look – painting pictures in the listener’s head. So the story of Graeme Obree – the world record-breaking cyclist – is an ideal subject for this collection. Obree’s record attempts in Nevada on his space-age bike are brought to life, by ‘Black Box’s stunning but simple electronica, or the mesmerising guitar jangle of ‘Afterwards’. Fans of The Delgados – Woodward’s bike-obsessed former band – may be disappointed that there’s just one ‘song’, but it still contains the evocative melodies and hooks of the 90s Scots indie band plus the lyric “I was the King and I will be again” which could apply to the subject as much as its creator.
(This review originally appeared in the Bo’ness Journal)