Arab Strap announce new album Half Told Tales

Arab Strap have announced a new album. The Scottish duo will release Half Told Tales on September 4 via Rock Action. Today they’ve shared new song “You You You.” Check out its video below.

“‘You You You’ is an attempt to remind ourselves, and hopefully others, that the world’s not full of awful people,” said Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat in a statement. “That there are millions of us out there dealing with the same worries every day: from the rising costs of absolutely everything, our mental and physical health, the constant slaughter and tyranny in our newsfeeds, to playing an unwitting part in the military-industrial complex, and the endless warping of reality. It can often feel like a complete absence of human decency – it’s no wonder that despondency can feel like our default disposition.” 

Arab Strap Half Told Tales tracklist:

I Get Noise
You You You
Be a Man
Fighting For You
Glamour Magick
Gape
Under Offer
Basic Physics
Sunsong
Dollar Park
Mr. Splitfoot
Ampersand
Fragments
Beats Per Minute

Arab Strap tour dates:

Mon 12 Oct 2026 – Whelan’s, Dublin IE
Tue 13 Oct 2026 – Band on the Wall, Manchester UK
Wed 14 Oct 2026 – Heaven, London UK
Thu 15 Oct 2026 – Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds UK
Fri 16 Oct 2026 – Georgian Theatre, Stockton UK
Sat 17 Oct 2026 – Barrowland, Glasgow UK                
Sun 22 Nov 2026 – MeetFactory, Prague CZ
Mon 23 Nov 2026 – a83, Budapest HU
Tue 24 Nov 2026 – Vintage Industrial Bar, Zagreb HR
Wed 25 Nov 2026 – Zappa Bazza, Belgrade RS
Thu 26 Nov 2026 – Control Club, Bucharest RO
Fri 27 Nov 2026 – Zorlu, Istanbul TR
Sat 28 Nov 2026 – Eightball Club, Thessaloniki GR
Sun 29 Nov 2026 – Gazarta Soundstage, Athens GR            
Sun 13 Dec 2026 – Parma Barezzi Festival, Parma IT