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Arab Strap were a Post-folk Indie band from Scotland who were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground . HISTORY Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton grew up in Falkirk , Scotland and bonded over their mutual love for Drag City recording artists such as Smog and Will Oldham as well as their love of cheap alcohol. They began collaborating in 1995, and their debut album '' The Week Never Starts Round Here '' was released the following year. Over the course of their 10 year existence Arab Strap worked with a number of musicians including Jenny Reeve, Stacey Sievewright as well as Adele Bethel and David Gow who went on to form Sons And Daughters . Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian was featured on the album '' Philophobia '' but the album/song " The Boy With The Arab Strap " would later create something of a feud between the two singers. Arab Strap's marked characteristics include sordid, personal, yet honest, lyrics -- described by the NME as "fly on the duvet vignettes" {Link without Title} At first essentially an electro-acoustic band with a brooding, spare sound later albums and gigs saw them develop a fuller sound which drew deeply on both indie and dance music. In keeping with the theme of sexual allusion (see '' were released by Chemikal Underground . He is now signed to Full Time Hobby Records, and released his third album, '' A Brighter Beat '' on 27th February 2007. On September 9 , 2006 the band announced on their website that they were to split up. They celebrated the 10 years since their first studio album with the release of a compilation record, entitled ''Ten Years Of Tears''. They went on tour in Europe for the last time at the end of the year, and played their final show at the end of a secret tour of Japan at Shibuya O-Nest on 17 December 2006 . DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Philophobia_(album)" class="copylinks">Philophobia '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 19 May 1998 <br> UK #37 <center> |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Elephant_Shoe" class="copylinks">Elephant Shoe '''''<br><center> Go! Beat <br><center> 13 September 1999 <br> UK #79 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Red_Thread_(album)" class="copylinks">The Red Thread '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 26 February 2001 <br> UK #125 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Monday_at_the_Hug_and_Pint" class="copylinks">Monday At The Hug And Pint '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 21 April 2003 <br> UK #120 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Last_Romance" class="copylinks">The Last Romance '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 17 October 2005 <br> UK #199 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Mad_For_Sadness" class="copylinks">Mad For Sadness '''''<br><center> Go! Beat <br><center> 3 May 1999 <br>UK #138 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Cunted_Circus" class="copylinks">The Cunted Circus '''''<br><center>Private pressing<br><center> 2003 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Acoustic_Request_Show" class="copylinks">Acoustic Request Show '''''<br><center>Private pressing<br><center> 2005 |
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Image:Nocoverpng<center>'''''The Girls Of Summer EP'''''<br><center>
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Chemikal_Underground" class="copylinks">Chemikal Underground <br><center> 1997 <br> UK Singles Chart #74 |
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Image:Nocoverpng<center>'''''Live'''''<br><center>Too Many Cooks<br><center>
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/1998" class="copylinks">1998 |
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Image:Arab Strap Cherubsjpg<center>'''''Cherubs EP'''''<br><center>
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Go!_Beat_Records" class="copylinks">Go! Beat <br><center> 1999 <br> UK Budget Albums Chart #5 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Singles_(Arab_Strap_album)" class="copylinks">Singles '''''<br><center>Bandai<br><center> 1999 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Fukd_ID_2" class="copylinks">Fukd ID #2 '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 2000 <br> UK Albums Chart #163 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Quiet_Violence" class="copylinks">Quiet Violence '''''<br><center>Private pressing<br><center> 2002 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/The_Shy_Retirer_EP" class="copylinks">The Shy Retirer EP '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 2003 <br> UK Budget Albums Chart #25 |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ten_Years_Of_Tears" class="copylinks">Ten Years Of Tears '''''<br><center> Chemikal Underground <br><center> 2006 |
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