Arab Strap

This week's playlist includes new music by Manchester Orchestra, Dawn Richard, Jose Gonzalez, Iceage, Kaytranada, Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin, Gojira, Tindersticks, Cassandra Jenkins, Matt Berninger, Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats, and more.

Arab Strap's first album in 16 years is out March 5.

Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Eyehategod, Archers of Loaf, Julien Baker, FKA twigs, Teenage Fanclub, Deafheaven, Foxing, Joey Bada$$, Turnstile, The Weather Station, and many more albums we're looking forward to this year...

”We're still doing what we always do,” says Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat. ”Malcolm gives me some guitar parts then I’ll fuck about with them and put some drum machines and words over the top.”

Our September playlist includes songs by Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, Deftones, Jonsi & Robyn, Adrianne Lenker, Conway the Machine, SZA, Spillage Village, Napalm Death, Carcass, and much more...

They're back, and they sound as creepy and compelling as you remember.

Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Drake, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Patti Smith, Arab Strap, PJ Harvey, Aphex Twin, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and more.

The Glasgow duo broke up in 2006 but got back together for 20th anniversary shows in 2016. Now Arab Strap are hinting a new record might be "coming up soon."

There are also upcoming listening parties with Moloko, Supergrass, Cabaret Voltaire, Badly Drawn Boy, ABC, Kate Nash, OMD, Gruff Rhys, and more.

Exclusive/special releases for today's Bandcamp fundraiser include Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Arab Strap, The Hold Steady, Straylight Run, Sacred Bones' Black Sabbath tribute LP, !!!, The Helio Sequence, Cloud Nothings, Mogwai, and much more....