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Scotland’s incomparable and influential Arab Strap are back with their ninth studio album “Half-Told Tales“: almost exactly 30 years since the beloved duo’s debut single “The First Big Weekend” was released. “Half-Told Tales” is rich with Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton’s trademark wit and dark humour, whilst creating moments from quiet brooding to a self-described “disco-metal incantation that might make you dance.”

Arab Strap’s ninth album, “Half-Told Tales”, adds another chapter to a catalogue built on emotional candour, dry humour and uneasy beauty. Following I’m totally fine with it ???? don’t give a fuck anymore ????, the duo continue to balance Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton’s familiar mix of wit and darkness, moving between hushed introspection and moments of unexpected force.

Featuring the single ‘You You You’, the album stretches their sound in new directions, including what the band describe as a “disco-metal incantation that might make you dance”, without losing the atmosphere and tension that has long defined their work. Recorded with longtime collaborator Paul Savage, “Half-Told Tales” finds Arab Strap exploring new corners of their sound while remaining unmistakably themselves.

The album was recorded with long-time collaborator Paul Savage (Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand). As they say: “We’re 30 years old this year, so we decided to celebrate by doing what we enjoy most: by making new music.”

The new single by Arab Strap “Glamour Magick Taken” from the forthcoming album “Half-Told Tales”, out 4th September