Arab Strap Lyric Share Video For New Song “You're Not There”
I'm fine with that, don't screw it up anymore Out May 10 via Rock Action
April 30, 2024
Photo: Kat Gollock
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 fourth single, 'You're Not There', via a lyric video. Listen below.
The song is about a man who keeps writing to his deceased wife via text. “It's a very common part of the grieving process now and can help mourners come to terms with their loss,” Moffat says in a press release. “I like the idea that our phones can act as a kind of modern Ouija board – the difference of course is that most people don't expect an answer.”
The genesis of “You're Not There” was a piano piece by Middleton called “Joshua's Gone” that he wrote about his son's melted snowman.
“So it seems like it was always meant to be a song about loss and transience,” jokes Moffat.
Arab Strap previously shared the album's first single, “Bliss,” which was one of the songs of the week. They then shared his second single, “Allatonceness”. They then shared their third single, “Strawberry Moon,” via a horror-themed music video. It was one of the songs of the week.
I'm fine with that, don't screw it up anymore it's supposed to be written with two yellow emojis, one between 'it' and 'not' and another at the end of the title, but for technical reasons we can't include the emojis on our website.
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 it 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: “The 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 bang after bang—I think we've earned the right to make some noise now.”
Arab Strap tour Dates:
20 May – The Brickyard, Carlisle
21 May – Fire Station, Sunderland
May 22 – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
May 23 – Lighthouse, Bristol
May 24 – Koko, London
May 25 – Gorilla, Manchester
May 26 – Brudenell, Leeds
May 30 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona
May 31 – Reithalle, Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland
June 20 – Rocca Medievale, Castiglione del Lago, Italy
June 21 – Botanique Bologna, Bologna, Italy
June 22 – Triennale Milano Teatro, Milan, Italy
September 11 – Empire, Belfast
September 12 – Dolans, Limerick
September 13 – Roisin Dubh, Galway
September 14 – Whelans', Dublin
16 September – The Byre Theatre, St Andrews
September 17 – Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
18 September – La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh
19 September – The Venue, Dumfries
20 September – MAC Arts, Galashiels
21 September – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
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