Arab Strap "Half-Told Tales" ROCKTOBER With his bold songwriting

With his bold songwriting

"We decided to re record EOTW first and foremost to be as cool as Taylor Swift

but none combined artistic ambition with really catchy songs as well as 'the head on the door'

THE VANDALIST

the blinking reemergence into the strobelight and a newly discovered love of surfing as escapism

Arab Strap "Half-Told Tales" ROCKTOBER With his bold songwritingScotland's acclaimed and influential Arab Strap are back with their ninth studio album "Half Told Tales", due for release via fellow Scottish rockers Mogwai's Rock Action Records on 4th September 2026: almost exactly 30 years since the beloved duo's first ever single "The First Big Weekend" was released. Recorded with Paul Savage (Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand) at Chem19, "Half Told Tales" is rich with Aidan Moffat and Malcolm