Encrypted Valentines, by Arab Strap

Encrypted Valentines by Arab Strap, released 02 May 2025 1. Bliss 2. Strawberry Moon 3. Hide Your Fires 4. Haven't You Heard 5. Summer Season 6. You're Not There 7. Turn Off the Light 8. Dreg Queen 9. Molehills These intimate, stripped back versions of songs from our “I’m totally fine with it …” album began life as a 2024 radio session for John Kennedy at XFM. Originally four songs long, we enjoyed it so much that we decided to go back to Chem19 (and our regular engineer and old friend Paul Savage) and expand the session, ending up with this 9-track sister album. This release also begins a new adventure for the Arab Strap Archive: the album will be available on limited edition vinyl, exclusively via Bandcamp (and selected merch stalls at gigs if we have any left). Encrypted Valentines is the first in the series, with Philophobia Undressed: Live in Glasgow coming later this year. Beyond that, it’s our 30th birthday next year, so we’re sure we’ll think of something …