{"product_id":"arab-strap-half-told-tales-vinyl-2lp-gatefold","title":"Arab Strap - Half-Told Tales (Vinyl 2LP Gatefold)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHalf-Told Tales is the ninth studio album from Arab Strap, the Scottish indie duo of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, released by Rock Action Records on 4 September 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt lands almost exactly 30 years after their first single, The First Big Weekend, and follows As Days Get Dark from 2021 and I'm totally fine with it 👍 don't give a fuck anymore 👍 from 2024, making it their third album since reforming. It was recorded at Chem19 with long-time collaborator Paul Savage, whose credits include Mogwai and Belle and Sebastian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMoffat says the band put everything from the sessions onto this record rather than leaving songs behind. The label describes an album that runs from disco to metal via post-rock and spoken word, with folk and electronic touches along the way, and Moffat calls lead single 'You You You' a disco-metal incantation. Middleton has said the album lands somewhere between what each of them wanted to make, and that tension is part of why it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe vinyl edition is a double LP on black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRock Action is Mogwai's own label, and if Half-Told Tales hits the spot, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/juicyrecords.com.au\/products\/mogwai-rock-action-vinyl-lp\"\u003eMogwai\u003c\/a\u003e is the natural next record to reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arab Strap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46263295410261,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/7079\/7909\/files\/arab-strap-half-told-tales-vinyl-2lp-gatefold.jpg?v=1790918576","url":"https:\/\/juicyrecords.com.au\/products\/arab-strap-half-told-tales-vinyl-2lp-gatefold","provider":"Juicy Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}