Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, the gentlemen who make up Arab Strap, have a reputation for being the last word in sad Euro-bastardism, moody lovesickness and morning-after regret. Although The Last Romance doesn’t stray far from Moffat’s lyrical fixations, the music on Arab Strap’s sixth album is a giant leap, one that changes the very tenor of … Continue reading Essential New Music: Arab Strap’s “The Last Romance”