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28.07.2023 / 09:39

10 Scottish hit songs from the 1990s that will take you back in time

The 1990s were without a doubt an unforgettable decade for anyone living in Scotland.

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06.10.2022 / 15:08

Aidan Moffat announces second Nyx Nótt album

Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat has announced the second album from his Nyx Nótt solo project, ‘Themes From’, which is set for release later this year.“The plan was to make 20 90 second tracks designed as TV themes”, he says of the original inspiration for the instrumental album. “But it wasn’t a satisfying listen, it was too gimmicky and silly”.So he reworked and expanded the songs “making some of them quite long and dramatic, with the odd swift turn here and there”, he goes on.

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12.05.2022 / 23:33

Watch video for Gentle Sinners’ cathartic new single ‘Landfill’

Gentle Sinners – the new project from Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap and James Graham of The Twilight Sad – have shared the latest single from their upcoming debut album. Listen to ‘Landfill’ below.‘Landfill’ follows recent single ‘Face To Fire (After Nyman)’, which was released in March alongside the announcement of the album, ‘These Actions Cannot Be Undone’.The track is the album’s rousing finale, exploring the theme of mental health with a backdrop of synths and strings as Graham repeatedly chants “you’re an accident waiting to happen”.It arrives with a cinematic video, directed by Kieran Howe, who commented: “The music is so full of sobering honesty, as a director I felt I couldn’t shy away from my inner most feelings.

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13.01.2022 / 14:51

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APPOINTMENTSDistribution and label services firm Ingrooves has named Guji Lorenzana as Country Manager for the Philippines. “Guji brings the perfect combination of creative and industry experience to support our labels and artists as we look to work with the best indie artists in the Philippines”, says CEO Bob Roback.

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14.10.2021 / 15:03

'Stripped back' Arab Strap make long-awaited return at Spree Festival

There can't be many stranger ways for live music fans to ease their way out of the pandemic than to witness a reformed Scottish duo play an acoustic set in a mirrored tent on a Paisley bridge. So for a couple of hundred Buddies, awkwardly spaced out around the captivating Spiegeltent to see a stripped back Arab Strap perform on Saturday night, the evening was definitely one to remember.

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18.02.2021 / 00:51

Watch Arab Strap’s disturbing video for new single ‘Here Comes Comus!’

Arab Strap have shared a new single called ‘Here Comes Comus!’ – you can watch the disturbing video for it below.The Scottish duo – comprised of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton – will release their first new album in 16 years, ‘As Days Get Dark’, on March 5 via Rock Action.Following up on lead single ‘Compersion Pt.1’, the group today (February 17) offered up another taste of the project with ‘Here Comes Comus!’ – a song Moffat said is “about the god of nocturnal excess and my inability to ever refuse him”.“It takes place in a pub, a club, and city alleyways, all the places I’d hoped we’d be able to enjoy again by now – but it’s been so long since I’ve had a big night out that listening to it now seems almost nostalgic,” the musician

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03.02.2021 / 17:45

Glasgow venue Nice N’ Sleazy launch fundraiser following death of doorman ‘Big John’

the death of its beloved doorman ‘Big John Frazer’ last weekend.Tributes to Frazer, who died “peacefully in his sleep,” were shared by the likes of Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Arab Strap‘s Aidan Moffat and The Twilight Sad across social media on Monday (February 1).A JustGiving page has now been set up as “people have been getting in touch wanting to contribute” to Frazer’s funeral expenses.“So we thought this would be a nice way to show support to his family with the costs involved, especially when there are limits on how many can pay their respects at a service,” a description reads.Posting a link to the page on their Twitter account, The Twilight Sad wrote: “After speaking with John’s family, Nice N’ Sleazy have arranged this

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25.11.2020 / 15:32

Arab Strap announce first album for fifteen years

Arab Strap have announced that they will release their first album since 2005 – and since reforming in 2016 – next March, titled ‘As Days Get Dark’. “It’s about hopelessness and darkness”, says the duo’s Aidan Moffat of the LP.

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24.11.2020 / 23:19

Arab Strap announce first new album in 16 years, ‘As Days Get Dark’

Arab Strap have announced they’re returning with their first new album in 16 years.The Scottish duo, comprised of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, will release ‘As Days Get Dark’ next year on March 5. The announcement also comes with a new single, ‘Compersion Pt.1’ which you can listen to below.Speaking about the new album, Moffat said: “It’s about hopelessness and darkness. But in a fun way.

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03.09.2020 / 14:35

Arab Strap say there was “no point getting back together to release mediocrity”

Arab Strap have opened up on their long-awaited return in a new interview, saying that there was “no point getting back together to release mediocrity”.The Scottish duo, comprised of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, teased their comeback last week, revealing they were “back from the grave and ready to rave”.On Monday (September 1), they shared their first new material in 15 years with ‘The Turning Of Our Bones’.Speaking to The Guardian, the group looked back on going their separate ways in 2006, while hinting at what fans can expect from their future output.“It’s about making new music with new tools,” Middleton told the outlet.

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01.09.2020 / 20:53

Arab Strap share ‘The Turning Of Our Bones’, their first new song in 15 years

Arab Strap have shared their first new music in 15 years – listen to ‘The Turning Of Our Bones’ below.The Scottish duo, Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, teased their comeback last week, saying they were “back from the grave and ready to rave”.“‘The Turning of Our Bones’ is an incantation, a voodoo spell to raise the dead,” Moffat said of the new song in a statement.“Inspired by the Famadihana ritual of the Malagasy people of Madagascar, in which they dance with the corpses of loved ones; it’s all about resurrection and shagging.”Listen to ‘The Turning Of Our Bones’ below.Arab Strap last performed as part of the Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavík in November 2017, with Moffat telling a fan after the show that the performance was

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27.08.2020 / 18:21

Arab Strap tease potential comeback: “We’re back from the grave and ready to rave”

Arab Strap have hinted that they may be about to make a comeback.The band last performed at Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavík in November 2017, alongside the likes of Billy Bragg, Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons.At the time frontman Aidan Moffat replied to a fan on Twitter who called the band’s performance the “highlight of the festival”, by saying it was likely to be their last gig. “Cheers!” Moffat wrote.

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