Half-Told Tales

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Label: Rock Action
Release Date: 4th September

Unsure if Arab Strap have got better with age or just aged into the band they always projected to be. Nobody does existential crisis of one's soul over dystopian disco and post rock instrumentals like them. 

Scotland's incomparable and influential Arab Strap are back with their ninth studio album Half-Told Tales, due for release via 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. The follow-up to 2024's acclaimed I'm totally fine with it 👍 don't give a fuck anymore 👍 , Half-Told Tales is rich with Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton’s trademark wit and dark humour, whilst creating moments from quiet brooding to a self-described “disco-metal incantation that might make you dance” . Including the single You You You, the album was recorded with long-time collaborator Paul Savage (Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand) . Vinyl is released as a double LP in a gatefold sleeve.

I Get Noise
You You You
Be a Man
Fighting For You
Glamour Magick
Gape
Under Offer
Basic Physics
Sunsong
Dollar Park
Mr. Splitfoot
Ampersand
Fragments
Beats Per Minute