Arab Strap ![Arab Strap](https://i.discogs.com/fxLy7ugokOyIxt7ojK9ANCWhVerBvPBxPHV8GnoDQMQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:337/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9BLTE1NDQ5/LTE2MDcyNzg2MjMt/MjY2My5qcGVn.jpeg) Image from Discogs ![Powered by Audioscrobbler™](/images/lastfm-mini_grey_2.gif) Arab Strap is an independent rock band from Falkirk, Scotland, UK, signed for the majority of their albums to independent record label Chemikal Underground. The duo had a short lived flirtation with a major label at the peak of their critical acclaim (after "Philophobia") when they signed to Go!Beat records (a former independent label now owned by Universal). Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton met in Falkirk, bonded over their mutual love for Drag City recording artists such as Smog and Will Oldham, and began a collaboration in 1995. The band is completed by violinist Jenny Reeve and cellist Stacey Sievewright. Arab Strap's marked characteristics include frank and forthright lyrics delivered in a Scottish brogue. Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton confirmed the rumours about the end of Arab Strap on 8th September 2006. They celebrated their Ten Years of Tears with a tour through the UK and the rest of Europe. After UK/Europe, they made a short secret tour in Japan as the last of Arab Strap. In 2016, however, they have reunited a decade after their breakup and will be touring throughout the year 2017. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. Artist biography from last.fmUpcoming gigs:
Tue 27 Aug 2024 | Arab Strap: Junkyard, Dortmund, Germany | ![Concerts by BandsInTown Concerts by BandsInTown](/images/bandsintown-thin.png) RSVP | Thu 29 Aug 2024 | Arab Strap: Pop-Kultur 2024, Berlin, Germany | ![Concerts by BandsInTown Concerts by BandsInTown](/images/bandsintown-thin.png) RSVP | Fri 30 Aug 2024 | Arab Strap: NOCHTSPEICHER, Hamburg, Germany | ![Concerts by BandsInTown Concerts by BandsInTown](/images/bandsintown-thin.png) RSVP | Sat 31 Aug 2024 | Arab Strap: Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands | ![Concerts by BandsInTown Concerts by BandsInTown](/images/bandsintown-thin.png) RSVP | Wed 11 Sep 2024 | Arab Strap: The Empire Music Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom | ![Concerts by BandsInTown Concerts by BandsInTown](/images/bandsintown-thin.png) RSVP |
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