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Aidan Moffat + The Best Ofs

Aidan Moffat + The Best Ofs

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  • Born: Apr. 10, 1973 in Falkirk, Scotland
  • Years Active: 2000s

Biography

The singing/mumbling half of Arab Strap -- once credited after partner Malcolm Middleton (who was credited with "most things musical") with "most things not" -- Aidan Moffat (actually a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter) spent the first half of the '90s shuffling between a couple bands, including the Angry Buddhists and Bay. He and Middleton formed Arab Strap in 1995; together, they released six studio albums through 2006 filled with alcohol-soaked tales of romantic relationships that tended to emphasize their lecherous aspects. In 2002, Moffat began recording on the side as Lucky Pierre, beginning with the samples- and- electronics-heavy Hypnogogia. Six years later, he released a poetry-oriented album of mostly minute-long vignettes titled I Can Hear Your Heart, credited to his full name, Aidan John Moffat.
— Andy Kellman , All Music Guide

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Similar Artists:

Reindeer Section, Belle and Sebastian, Tindersticks, Arab Strap

Roots and Influences:

Shane MacGowan, John Cale, Serge Gainsbourg

Formal Connections:

Malcolm Middleton

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