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Half-Told Tales

Arab Strap

Sep 4, 202656 minRock Action Records

  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • Dance-rock
  • Indie rock
  • Art rock
  • Spoken word
  • Disco-rock

Fuses synths, drum machines, fuzzed bass, saxophone, and stomping dance-rock into uneasy grandeur. Pairs exhausted spoken-word observations with piano, though dense sequencing can bury intimacy.

1
I Get NoiseE
3:23
2
You You YouE
5:30
3
Be a ManE
4:42
4
Fighting For YouE
3:06
5
Glamour MagickE
4:30
6
GapeE
4:33
7
Under OfferE
2:36
8
Basic Physics
3:39
9
Sunsong
3:06
10
Dollar Park
4:19
11
Mr. Splitfoot
2:40
12
AmpersandE
4:13
13
FragmentsE
4:17
14
Beats Per Minute
5:15

Critic reviews

  • SPIN: gushing(opens in new tab)by David Harris
    Sep 8, 2026

    The album balances dense spoken-word passages with forceful, highly compelling songs.

  • The Quietus: gushing(opens in new tab)by Robert Barry
    Sep 4, 2026

    The album presents fourteen highly detailed narratives with unusually immediate, far-reaching arrangements.