Lucky Pierre - Aidan Moffat

he's the guy out of arab strap right? they've had loads of albums out, off the top of my head, 'the week never starts round here' (slint sort of stuff, when it's good it's really good), 'the red thread', 'the last romance' (much more folky).

lots of bitter scottish lyrics. i really like them

Thanks for that, hadn't heard the Lucky Pierre stuff. Arab Strap definitely worth checking out, second 'weekend starts here'. They're a great, great band.

third the sentiment that they were a great band. i was at their second last ever gig (or rather, the one that was supposed to be their second last ever - they ended up playing their final shows in japan i think). the four tet remix of 'first big weekend' is an all-time percy, as is their cover of 'why can't this be love'.

aiden's solo album 'i can hear your heart' is really good too. i like that more than the lucky pierre stuff.

Ooh, I've got this album - it's rather nice in a backgroundy sort of way. I like that you can hear the vinyl crackle of the original string pieces he's sampled, it gives it a pleasant warmth.

The project also has a great name: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lucky+pierre

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third the sentiment that they were a great band. i was at their second last ever gig (or rather, the one that was supposed to be their second last ever - they ended up playing their final shows in japan i think). the four tet remix of 'first big weekend' is an all-time percy, as is their cover of 'why can't this be love'.

aiden's solo album 'i can hear your heart' is really good too. i like that more than the lucky pierre stuff.

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was that the one in edinburgh? cos I was there too. great gig that. big arab strap fan. infact i just noticed winamp is playing rocket take your turn - nice coincidence.

i can hear your heart is well worth picking up, certainly one of my favourite releases on chemikal underground that one (high praise!). i'm quite a fan of malcolm middleton's (other half of arab strap) records as well, although its safe to say they're much more of the straight up indie variety.

'The red thread' is the best Strap album, no contest. 'Philophobia' is also worth checking, though it is far too long. It begins with the line 'It was the biggest cock you'd ever seen' and goes pretty much downhill from there unfortunately.

Haven't checked out Moffat's solo stuff. They just sorted of descended into self parody after a while, song after song about getting pissed and shagging birds. A bit tedious.

Malcolm Middleton's solo stuff is meant to be pretty good isn't it?

was that the one in edinburgh? cos I was there too. great gig that. big arab strap fan. infact i just noticed winamp is playing rocket take your turn - nice coincidence.

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aberdeen. i think edinburgh was the one before it, then their meant-to-be-last gig was in glasgow. i may be wrong though...

re: best arab strap album, i think it's really hard to pick one. the only album i think is really good from start to finish is the last romance (maybe the red thread, actually), but that's dead short and doesn't have as great individual songs as philophobia/weekend/monday do. i think it's the overall picture that makes them such a good band; the missteps on the albums are pretty endearing, and pretty suitable to the mood of it all. the one that people really laud is the quiet violence ep, but i've never heard it and i think it's pretty hard to come by.

tom pr said:

the four tet remix of 'first big weekend' is an all-time percy

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any audio for this? sounds wicked!

http://hypem.com/search/arab strap four tet/1/
it's on one of the tour eps they did, i think.

tom pr said:

re: best arab strap album, i think it's really hard to pick one.

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The Red Thread is my favourite Arab Strap album, although it was actually Mad For Sadness that got me into the band (the live versions of Girls of Summer, Piglet and New Birds are all great). Singles wise its got to be Cherubs EP (for Motown Answers), Rocket Take Your Turn or Turbulence.

Adele who does female vocals on various tracks went on to form Sons and Daughters, who are really rather good as well. Talented bunch.