Arab Strap- Philaphobia Toys & Trinkets standing alongside the NME's C86

standing alongside the NME's C86 cassette as an 80s indie time capsule which remains relevant and in demand today

Mostly recorded at Abbey Road

Porno Star

Leave it to Cyndi Lauper to record a Christmas album that’s upbeat without being sappy

Appearing on the album intro to "Another River To Cross" is acoustic guitar courtesy of DAVID PAJO (SLINT

Arab Strap- Philaphobia Toys & Trinkets standing alongside the NME's C86Label: 1972 Reissued 2020, Originally released 1998 Philophobia, Arab Strap's sophomore slam dunk released in the spring of 1998, begins with one of the most memorable opening lines in all of indie rock: "It was the biggest cock you'd ever seen, but you've no idea where that cock has been." So begins an album that, while picking up thematically where the duo's debut album The Week Never Starts Round Here left off, promises from it's very first seconds