Pop artists tend to be identified by their musical stylings. But some, like Scottish duo Arab Strap, are associated more with specific themes.
Arab Strap specialize in alcohol-induced sexual anxiety, characterized by Aidan Moffat's slurred, sotto voce ramblings about women bedded in a haze of beer and Malcolm Middleton's delicate, atmospheric guitar work.
Over a decade they moved from ambient electronica to real pop songs with choruses and bridges, and now the evolution is complete: They announced in September that they're calling it quits.
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