sometimes left naked and unchanged as with the ethereal opening line (“Shall”) or the sensuous R&B refrains on “We”

complex sound-theatre scenarios

TX combine MySpace era harmonies reminiscent of bands like Emory or The Beautiful Mistake with blistering drums and heavy riffs comparable to older Cave In and deliver them with a passion that is inarguably real

Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai Mastering by Bo @ Calyx

Hardcore and Sludge Metal

ARAB STRAP - Philophobia DLP French Pop sometimes left naked and unchangedTwenty one years after its initial release, Arab Straps second album Philophobia is reissued on vinyl, having been out of print for twenty years. Philophobia was recorded on the outskirts of Glasgow in the early incarnation of CHEM19 Studios with engineer producer Paul Savage & at Cava Studios in Glasgow with engineer Geoff Allan. Initially released in 1998, it was the follow up to the bands 1996 debut The Week Never Starts Round Here. Instrumentally