Arab Strap

Scotland has the most depressed, drunken songwriters in the world -- at least that's what
you might think after wading through Arab Strap's back catalog. Elegant melodies and
seductive chord changes mingle with lo-fi electronic beats and gloomy lyrics that are
basically pages torn out of burly frontman Aidan Moffat's personal diary. "We meet each
other late/'Cause I took my watch off there/So it wouldn't scratch your skin/Or g... More >