Monday at the Hug & Pint

Monday at the Hug & Pint
Studio album by Arab Strap
Released 21 April 2003
Genre Alternative rock
Length 45 minutes
Label Chemikal Underground
Arab Strap chronology
The Red Thread
(2001)		 Monday at the Hug & Pint
(2003)		 The Last Romance
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Q [2]
Pitchfork Media (8.7/10)[3]

Monday at the Hug & Pint is the fifth studio album by Arab Strap, released on April 21, 2003 on Chemikal Underground. The album features Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Omaha-based indie collective Bright Eyes, and Barry Burns from Mogwai.

Contents

Accolades

Press

In December 2009, Monday at the Hug & Pint entered The Skinny's "Scottish Albums of the Decade" list at #7. Upon receiving the accolade, Malcolm Middleton stated:[4]

“ It’s not our best record, but it does have a couple of good songs on it. I don’t really think about this album much, maybe I should go back and listen to it again. ”

Musicians

The Twilight Sad vocalist James Graham lists the album amongst his favourite releases of the 2000s:[5]

“ This was the first Arab Strap album that I ever listened to. For me it was the first record that I realized it was OK to sing in your own accent. Aidan [Moffat] is one of the best lyricists of the past two decades! ”
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Skinny Scotland Scottish Albums of the Decade 2009 7[6]

Track listing

  1. "The Shy Retirer" – 4:21
  2. "Meanwhile, at the Bar, a Drunkard Muses" – 2:25
  3. "Fucking Little Bastards" – 6:15
  4. "Peep Peep" – 3:10
  5. "Flirt" – 3:22
  6. "Who Named the Days?" – 4:22
  7. "{Loch Leven Intro}" – 2:28
  8. "Loch Leven" – 3:17
  9. "Glue" – 3:12
  10. "Act of War" – 4:10
  11. "Serenade" – 3:50
  12. "The Week Never Starts Round Here" – 2:17
  13. "Pica Luna" – 2:56

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Q review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/97972-scottish-albums-of-the-decade-7-arab-strap---monday-at-the-hug-and-pint
  5. ^ http://www.raggedwords.com/content/james-grahams-twilight-sad-albums-decade
  6. ^ "Scottish Albums of the Decade #7: Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug & Pint". The Skinny. http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/97972-scottish-albums-of-the-decade-7-arab-strap---monday-at-the-hug-and-pint. Retrieved 2009-12-21. 

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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