Arab Strap Share New Song “Allatonceness”
I'm fine with that, don't screw it up anymore Out May 10 via Rock Action
February 27, 2024
The Scottish duo (Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton) are releasing a new album. I'm fine with that, don't screw it up anymore, on May 10 via Rock Action. Now they've shared his second single, “Allatonceness.” Watch the lyric video below.
Moffat said of “Allatonceness” in a press release: “Lytically it's about being addicted to the endless stream of online madness and bullshit — constant bad news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, abuse and threats, etc. — when I know that you need to engage with the world in a more natural and meaningful way. But I can't stop scrolling because I'm conditioned to constantly seek out and consume information, which perpetuates the wave of unhappiness and makes me part of the problem… The title came from Marshall McLuhan's eerily relevant 1967 book The Medium is massage? He also coined the phrase 'global village' and that's where the line 'the village hall burns all day' comes from. In short: I need to get out more.”
Arab Strap previously shared the album's first single, “Bliss,” which was one of the songs of the week.
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The album follows their 2021 comeback album, As the days grow darkerand their 2022 single, “Aphelion.”
As the days grow darker was Arab Strap's first album in nearly 16 years (stream here). Also, read our album review and My Firsts interview with Middleton. The album made the list of the top 100 albums of 2021.
The band's album before As the days grow darker it was 2005 The last romance. Arab Strap were interviewed on Under the radarthe first print issue of 2001, for The Red Threadan album released the same year.
Arab Strap recently toured in honor of the 25th anniversary of their 1998 album Philophobia, but we can't wait to perform the more energetic songs from the new album. “THE [Philophobia] The tour was fun, but I'll be glad it's over so we can move on,” says Middleton.
Moffat adds: “H Philophobia The concerts were a way to say goodbye to our old ones. It's been a very mellow, quiet tour, so I expect this year we'll just play banger after banger—I think we've earned the right to make some noise now.”
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