COMPLETE with that foreboding tone and fusion of the traditional and the trailblazing that only they can conjure, Arab Strap are back with their first song in 15 years. Picking up where they left off, Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton delve back into the depraved and unpicturesque depths of the soul with “The Turning Of Our Bones.”
Constructed of equal parts brooding Electronica, rootsy guitar and that deep, uncompromising Scottish brogue, it turns out it’s title has quite a literal connotation to it: “Inspired by the Famadihana ritual of the Malagasy people of Madagascar, in which they dance with the corpses of loved ones; it’s all about resurrection and shagging”, Moffat announced upon its release.
Once again plunging listeners into the unseemly nooks and crannies of the human experience, the track emphatically proves that the duo are no heritage act and still have a whole lot left to explore
