The Courage of Others is a pretty, brave record. (It's your courage, Midlake, not someone else's...) A lot of longtime fans seem(ed) confused/put off by its ’60s Brit folk nods, flutes, and downcast, oddball Renaissance Fair trippines, but count me among its defenders. (It's sort of like method acting, or something.) If you're still skeptical, go deeper into the glen ...