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28 March 2024

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As communicated a few weeks ago lauded Scottish indie veteran duo (1995–2006, 2011, 2016–present) will deliver their 8th LP on May 10. It’s titled I’M TOTALLY FINE WITH IT 👍 DON’T GIVE A FUCK ANYMORE 👍. Yep, the weirdest album title in years.

Press info: Almost 28 years after their debut, Arab Strap have never sounded more essential, and this new record is a fierce testament to their laser focus on wider horizons. Written and performed exclusively by Malcolm Middleton & Aidan Moffat, and finessed with longtime collaborator Paul Savage, the album furthers the band’s transformation from swooning, slow-core romantics to raging, alt-pop chroniclers.

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Today we get appetizer #3, named STRAWBERRY MOON

Moffat: “Lyrically, it’s maybe the most personal song on the album. About a period when
I wasn’t doing very well, both mentally and physically. I was walking with a cane and in pain most of the time, and drowning my sorrows too, trapped at home and watching the phases of the moon through a window. The moon always seems to pop up in my lyrics, and the song’s a sort of secular hymn in praise of her constant change. She’s always a comfort, always hopeful, and always makes me smile.”

Strawberry Moon is a bass-motorized thrill, swelling in intensity along
its jumpy course, while Moffat expresses his relationship with the moon.

Wake up people,
Arab Strab will
shine on you.

WATCH/LISTEN

ALL 3 SINGLES

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