Philophobia (album)

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Philophobia
Philophobiaalbumcover.png
Studio album by
Arab Strap
Released20 April 1998 (1998-04-20)
Recorded1998
Studio
Genre
Length65:44
Label Chemikal Underground
Producer
Arab Strap chronology
The Week Never Starts Round Here
(1996)		Philophobia
(1998)		 Mad for Sadness
(1999)
Singles from Philophobia
  1. "Here We Go" / "Trippy"
    Released: 1998 (1998)
  2. "(Afternoon) Soaps"
    Released: 1998 (1998)

Philophobia is the second studio album by Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap. It was released on 20 April 1998 on Chemikal Underground. [1]

Contents

Philophobia peaked at number 37 on the UK Albums Chart, [2] as well as number 3 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. [3]

The 2010 reissue edition of the album comes with an additional bonus disc. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound 10/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [9]
PopMatters 8/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

NME named Philophobia the 17th best album of 1998. [12] In 2012, Fact placed the album at number 91 on its "100 Best Albums of the 1990s" list. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Packs of Three" 3:23
2."Soaps" 4:16
3."Here We Go" 5:04
4."New Birds" 6:27
5."One Day, After School" 5:01
6."Islands" 3:42
7."The Night Before the Funeral" 4:51
8."Not Quite a Yes" 3:42
9."Piglet" 6:48
10."Afterwards"
  • Middleton
  • Moffat
  • Adele Bethel
4:23
11."My Favourite Muse" 5:03
12."I Would've Liked Me a Lot Last Night" 7:26
13."The First Time You're Unfaithful" 5:38
Total length:65:44
2010 reissue edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Packs of Three" (Peel Session 2) 3:46
2."Piglet" (Peel Session 2) 6:44
3."The Night Before the Funeral" (Peel Session 2) 5:05
4."Blood" (Peel Session 2) 6:12
5."Girls of Summer" (Live at T in the Park) 7:56
6."New Birds" (Live at T in the Park) 6:27
7."Here We Go" (Live at T in the Park) 5:32
8."Soaps" (Live at T in the Park) 5:30
9."Afterwards" (Live at T in the Park)
  • Middleton
  • Moffat
  • Bethel
5:40
10."I Would've Liked Me a Lot Last Night" (Live at T in the Park) 6:56
Total length:59:48

Personnel

Credits for Philophobia adapted from album liner notes. [14]

Arab Strap

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 34
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 37
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [3] 3

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References

  1. ↑ ""Philophobia" by Arab Strap". shop.chemikal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (9 July 2010). "Arab Strap's First Albums Reissued". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Philophobia – Arab Strap". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Sean (27 August 2010). "Album Review: Arab Strap – Philophobia (special edition)". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ O'Reilly, John (10 April 1998). "Arab Strap: Philophobia (Chemikal Underground)". The Guardian .
  8. ↑ Williams, Simon (18 April 1998). "Arab Strap – Philophobia". NME . Archived from the original on 10 October 2000. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Tangari, Joe (19 August 2010). "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here [Deluxe Edition] / Philophobia [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Beasley, Corey (23 September 2010). "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here / Philophobia (Deluxe Reissues)". PopMatters . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. ↑ Gross, Joe (12 August 1998). "Arab Strap: Philophobia". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1998". NME . 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s". Fact . 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Philophobia (liner notes). Arab Strap. Chemikal Underground. 1998. CHEM21CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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