Last month, Arab Strap announced their new album I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍. Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton shared the lead single "Bliss," and today they're back with "Allatonceness."
"Lyrically it's about being addicted to the endless stream of online lunacy and bullshit – constant bad news, disinformation and conspiracy theories, abuse and threats etc. – when I know I should be out engaging with the world in a more physical, meaningful way," Moffat explained. "But I can't stop scrolling, because I've been conditioned to constantly seek and consume information, which perpetuates the tide of misery and makes me part of the problem ... The title came from Marshall McLuhan's terrifyingly relevant 1967 book The Medium Is The Massage; he also coined the phrase 'global village,' and that's where the 'village hall's on fire all day' line comes from. Long story short: I need to get out more."
Hear the track below.
I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍 is out 5/10 on Rock Action.
