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EXCLUSIVE NEW MERCH: we’ll have brand new @mogwai.scot Young Team beanies available at our pop-up this weekend! 😎 Plus other exclusive merch, vinyl, music & guest DJ sets. ✨ Big thanks to our lovely & very cool model. 🌸 📍: Glasgow Collective, 225-227 Gallowgate 📆: Sat 17th & Sun 18th Oct #RA30

Our exclusive #RA30 print designed by @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social from @arabstrap.scot & available at our pop-up this weekend. 🖤 Limited run of 30, numbered & signed by Aidan & Malcolm before their Barrowlands show on Sat. 📍: Glasgow Collective, 225-227 Gallowgate 📆: Sat 17th & Sun 18th Oct

The Twilight Sad’s “IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE” is longlisted for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award. 💛 The public vote is open NOW until midnight on Monday 12th October, with the longlisted album with the most votes guaranteed a place on the shortlist. Vote at sayaward.com. #SAYaward

📆 SAVE THE DATE 📆 We’ll be back at Glasgow Collective in two weeks’ time for another weekend of #RA30 celebrations. ✨ Keep an eye on our socials for more details to be revealed… but in the meantime, make sure to put it in your diaries! ✍🏼 📍: 225-227 Gallowgate 📆: Sat 17th & Sun 18th October

We’re delighted to be heading to Copenhagen for A COLOSSAL WEEKEND which is taking place 13-15th May 2027 at Vega. Full festival passes are available now with single passes going on sale in December Tickets: www.acolossalweekend.dk/tickets

It's @bandcamp.com Friday, & we have pre-orders, recent releases, soft merch & more available 👉🏼 rockactionrecords.bandcamp.com/merch Bandcamp Fridays remain a great way to support independent artists & labels, with Bandcamp waiving their revenue share on purchases made on the platform for 24 hours.

Mogwai have teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new track, ‘Underground’ Watch a video for it here: @rockactionrecords.scot @mogwai.scot buff.ly/n2U5UwL

“Happy Tears”, @mogwai.scot’s new 30-year, career-spanning compilation, is out on 8th January 2027 & available to pre-order now. 💛 Bringing together highlights, rarities & previously unreleased material; available on 2CD, 2LP, limited edition 4LP & digital. Pre-order from mogwai.os.fan/happytears

"Underground", the brilliant new single from @mogwai.scot and Iggy Pop is OUT NOW. Listen / watch 👉🏼 mogwai.os.fan/underground Vocal arrangement by Matt Sweeney Artwork by DLT Video by @theestateovcreation

HULL It's that time again! We are proud to announce our annual Christmas show at The New Adelphi Club. + SPECIAL GUESTS 18/12/26 £17.50 Tickets on sale now! Act quick, they’re moving fast! 🎟️ LINK IN BIO

We’re so proud of The Twilight Sad and to see their incredible album “IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE” included on the longlist for this year’s SAY Award 💛

Five Questions w/ Arab Strap’s @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social (@rockactionrecords.scot @arabstrap.scot @inhousepress.bsky.social). “By keeping it personal & putting myself in the action, it avoids being too judgmental. I was always the worst character in the song”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/09/24/f...

We are delighted to be releasing “Jaguar Sun”, the absolutely sublime new single by ĠENN featuring @arabstrap.scot’s Aidan Moffat. ✨ Stream/watch - genntheband.com/jaguar-sun “Jaguar Sun” will also be released as a ltd edition 12”, out on 6th November & available for pre order now. 🖤

We are beyond thrilled that @gruffrhys.bsky.social’s gorgeous album “Dim Probs” has been shortlisted for this year’s @welshmusicprize.bsky.social 🧡 Make sure to give this gem a listen if you haven’t already; and congratulations Gruff! Artwork by @petefowlerart.bsky.social

Almost exactly 30 years to the day since our first-ever live performance (at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on October 15th 1996), our Barrowland’s gig has morphed into a last-minute birthday party. On 17th October we’ll be joined by Bis, FREE LOVE and Noj will be on DJ duties Tickets at arabstrap.os.fan

Last night we did a session for Riley & Coe on @bbc6music.bsky.social You can listen back on @bbcsounds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00318jq

Arab Strap: Half-Told Tales review – The beautifully bleak Scots’ finest album since the 1990s

Like so many creatives, artists and organisations, we’re deeply saddened to hear today’s news that @theskinnymag.bsky.social is closing. A heartfelt thank you to all at The Skinny for the work they’ve done in the last 20 years to support and showcase Scottish music and beyond. ❤️

A big thank you to the mighty Arab Strap and to everybody who joined us for yesterday's instores! Aidan and Malcolm kindly signed a few extra copies of Half-Told Tales. Available instore and online now! Signed albums: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9296... @arabstrap.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

Thank you for all the kind words on our new album ‘Half-Told Tales’ which is OUT NOW on @rockactionrecords.scot Order now at arabstap.scot ✨

In-depth review: The new Arab Strap album is a sprawling, 14 track album - which is worth an hour of anyone's time www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @arabstrap.scot @heraldscotland.bsky.social @rockactionrecords.scot

There are just TWO spaces left for tomorrow's second Arab Strap instore at 6:30pm. Buy sensational new album Half-Told Tales from Reflex to secure one (or both!) of them... Pre-order: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9296... @arabstrap.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

Aidan Moffat and Malcom Middleton go big with an album of disco-inflected rock and stadium-filling tunes, but it's the smaller, more vulnerable moments that make their music special Arab Strap - Half-Told Tales @rockactionrecords.scot buff.ly/qEApJtQ

Happy release day to @arabstrap.scot! 🎉🎉 "Half-Told Tales" is OUT NOW; head to arabstrap.scot to get a copy on your format of choice. Arab Strap also begin a short tour of in-store performances to celebrate, starting in Bristol this evening at Rough Trade.

Tomorrow’s the day our ninth studio album Half-Told Tales is released on @rockactionrecords.scot Have you ordered your copy yet? And ICYMI - Half-Told Tales comes with one of these signed 12x12 prints from selected independent record stores (while stocks last)

Yours truly reviewed Arab Strap's new album Half-Told Tales for NARC. Magazine. Have a read, pre-order the record from Reflex and secure one of the final wristbands for next Monday's instores! Read: narcmagazine.com/album-review... @arabstrap.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

It’s Half-Told Tales release week! Our new album is out this Friday (4th) on @rockactionrecords.scot Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? Head to the link in our bio or go to arabstrap.os.fan now 🙌

Photos du concert de @mogwai.scot au festival Rock en Seine à Saint-Cloud le 30 août : www.soundofviolence.net/multimedia/p... cc @rockactionrecords.scot

After a four year hiatus the brilliant The Ninth Wave are BACK - and we’re absolutely delighted to release their brand new single “Bitumen”, out NOW. 💛 Listen or watch on your platform of choice at theninthwave.co.uk/bitumen/ Plus more exciting news to come… 👀

Mogwai live at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 22.08.2026. #photography #mogwai #brudenellsocialclub @mogwai.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

‼️ Low Ticket Warning ‼️ With Dublin sold out, Manchester and Leeds are catching up quick ... this is a LOW TICKETS ALERT for Manchester and Leeds – don’t procrastinate! Tickets at arabstrap.os.fan or via the link in our bio

Just a small selection of the releases that we will be selling at the Rock Action pop-up at Big City this weekend. ✨ Keep your eyes peeled for signing and DJ set announcements tomorrow. Tickets available at bigcity.scot - see you there!

These 12x12 signed prints are available with pre-orders of our upcoming album ‘Half-Told Tales’ at selected independent record stores. Half-Told Tales is out 4th September on @rockactionrecords.scot Pre-order links can be found at arabstrap.os.fan

If you’re heading to Big City next Sat, make sure to come & visit our pop-up tent! We’re celebrating 30 years of Rock Action, & we’ll have vinyl, merch, CDs, exclusives, & much more on sale. There will also be DJ sets & artist signings throughout the day. 🎉✨ 🎟️ Tickets from bigcity.scot. #RA30

come too. all tickets here. kathrynjoseph.co.uk lomondcampbell will be so good and I will try to be. 🤍🖤

Happy birthday “from when I wake the want is” 🎉 @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social’s first album via Rock Action Records was released eight years ago today. Find it on Bandcamp and the Rock Action store 👉🏽 rockaction.scot 📹: “Tell My Lover” (dir. Stuart MacLean)

📣 ICYMI 📣 We have special RA30 merch to celebrate our 30th anniversary. 🖤 Available from the Rock Action website and Bandcamp... + don’t forget it's Bandcamp Friday this week! 🎉 * bdrmm & The Twilight Sad merch will be online from tomorrow. Huge thanks to our lovely friends at 432 Presents.✨

Arab Strap's new album Half-Told Tales is out one month today! Pre-order from Reflex now to catch Aidan and Malcolm showcasing new songs at our second instore show, at 6:30pm on Monday 7th September! Pre-order: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9296... @arabstrap.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

Our upcoming album ‘Half-Told Tales’ (out 4th September on Rock Action Records) will be available as a limited edition, signed ASSAI OBI, on yellow vinyl. Head to tinyurl.com/arabstrapsig... to pre-order yours now

Scotland In-Stores and Signings to celebrate the release of our upcoming album Half-Told Tales (out 4th Sept on @rockactionrecords.scot) EDINBURGH - assai.co.uk/products/ara... DUNDEE - assai.co.uk/products/ara... ABERDEEN - assai.co.uk/products/ara...

📣 ICYMI 📣 We’re almost into August, and the wonderful @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social and Lomondc Campbell have some shows coming up. 🖤 Don’t miss out! Tickets from kathrynjoseph.co.uk.

We’re absolutely delighted to see The Twilight Sad in the running for Best Live Performer for this year’s Independent Music awards. 💛 Voting for this category is open to the public, and closes on Monday 3rd August. To cast your vote, head to independentmusic.typeform.com/to/n0V2AOA3

📢 NEW DATE ADDED 📢 We’re touring in October + November and happy to announce we will be playing Liquid Room, Edinburgh on Sunday 11th October Tickets are on sale 10am Friday at arabstrap.os.fan

❗ARAB STRAP UPDATE❗ Due to demand, we've added a second Arab Strap instore, at 6:30pm on Monday 7th September! As before, simply pre-order new album Half-Told Tales from Reflex to secure your entry wristband! Pre-order: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9296... @arabstrap.scot @rockactionrecords.scot

Rencontre avec The Twilight Sad à l'occasion de la sortie de l'album IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE : www.soundofviolence.net/articles/int... cc @rockactionrecords.scot

Our new single Glamour Magick is out now on @rockactionrecords.scot Head to arabstrap.os.fan to stream and watch our new video

To celebrate the release of our upcoming album ‘Half-Told Tales’ (out 4th September on @rockactionrecords.scot) Aidan and Malcolm will be heading out for a series of acoustic in-store shows during release week. Visit the link in our bio for tickets or head to arabstrap.os.fan/instores 🫵

Oh my… The mighty Arab Strap* will be performing and signing records in Reflex from 5pm on Monday 7th September! Pre-order new album Half-Told Tales from Reflex to secure your entry wristband! ON SALE NOW! Pre-order: reflexrecordshop.com/product/9271... @rockactionrecords.scot @arabstrap.scot

New single from the mighty @arabstrap.scot out now 🖤