Elephant Shoe

Elephant Shoe
Studio album by Arab Strap
Released 13 September 1999
Genre Alternative rock
Label Go Beat, Barclay
Producer Arab Strap
Arab Strap chronology
Mad for Sadness
(1999)		 Elephant Shoe
(1999)		 The Red Thread
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10) [2]

Elephant Shoe is the third album by Arab Strap, released in 1999.

The album's title is apparently the phrase said by Scottish teenagers afraid of saying "I love you",[3] where they mouth "I love you" under their breath, but when asked what they had said, answer "elephant shoe" or elephant juice, because the mouth shapes are the same.

Track listing

All tracks written by Aidan Moffat, and Malcolm Middleton.

  1. "Cherubs" – 4:59
  2. "One Four Seven One" – 5:28
  3. "Pyjamas" – 4:39
  4. "Autumnal" – 7:24
  5. "Leave the Day Free" – 5:19
  6. "Direction of Strong Man" – 4:23
  7. "Tanned" – 6:31
  8. "Aries the Ram" – 4:49
  9. "The Drinking Eye" – 5:24
  10. "Pro-(Your) Life" – 3:34
  11. "Hello Daylight" – 4:17

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r484737
  2. ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Arab Strap: Elephant Shoe
  3. ^ The Guardian review of Elephant Shoe

External links

Arab Strap
Studio albums
EPs
The Girls of Summer EP · Live · Cherubs EP · Fukd ID #2 · Quiet Violence · The Shy Retirer EP
Singles
"The First Big Weekend" · "The Smell of Outdoor Cooking" · "The Clearing" · "Here We Go"/"Trippy" · "(Afternoon) Soaps" · "To All a Good Night" · "Love Detective" · "Turbulence" · "Dream Sequence" · "Speed-Date" · "The Shy Retirer" · "There Is No Ending"
Compilation albums
Singles · Ten Years of Tears
Live albums
Mad for Sadness · The Cunted Circus · Acoustic Request Show
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