The Week Never Starts Round Here

The Week Never Starts Round Here
Studio album by Arab Strap
Released	25 November 1996
Recorded	MCM Studios Hamilton, Scotland
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:36
Label	Chemikal Underground
Producer	Paul Savage
Arab Strap chronology
The Week Never Starts Round Here (1996) Philophobia (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.5/10) [2]

The Week Never Starts Round Here is the debut studio album by Arab Strap, released on November 25, 1996, on Chemikal Underground. During a 2009 interview, Malcolm Middleton stated that The Week Never Starts Round Here is his favourite Arab Strap release: "it’s completely undiluted and free from any self-expectations, which we later developed."^[3]

Arab Strap also included a song entitled "The Week Never Starts Round Here" on their 2003 album Monday at the Hug and Pint.

Track listing

All tracks written by Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.

1. "Coming Down" – 3:35
2. "The Clearing" – 5:52
3. "Driving" – 2:11
4. "Gourmet" – 2:40
5. "I Work in a Saloon" – 2:35
6. "Wasting" – 3:42
7. "The Smell of Outdoor Cooking" – 3:38
8. "General Plea to a Girlfriend" – 1:44
9. "The First Big Weekend" – 4:53
10. "Kate Moss" – 4:50
11. "Little Girls" – 2:29
12. "Phone Me Tonight" – 4:28
13. "Blood" – 2:54
14. "Deeper" – 7:35

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r260295
2. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15023-the-week-never-starts-round-here
3. Lindsay, Andrew (2009-04-25). "Interview: Malcolm Middleton". Stereokill.net. Retrieved 2009-04-25.