Arab Strap - The Week Never Starts Round Here LP Hip Hop Legendary east coast death metal

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Arab Strap - The Week Never Starts Round Here LP Hip Hop Legendary east coast death metalThe year 1996 saw the release of Arab Strap's first single, 'The First Big Weekend,' and debut album The Week Never Starts Round Here. Into an underground rock milieu preoccupied at the time with slo core, math rock, and all things Pet Sounds, the duo of Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat couldn't have sounded more alien. In many ways, The Week Never Starts Round Here bears all the marks of a debut: it's raw, unguarded, and crammed with ideas. It also