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.

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

• Official Arab Strap Discography