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词条 The Last Romance
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  1. Overview

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

  6. References

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| name = The Last Romance
| type = Album
| artist = Arab Strap
| cover = The_last_romance.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2005|10|17|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist||CaVa Sound Workshops (Glasgow, Scotland)|Chem19 (Glasgow, Scotland)}}
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = {{duration|m=35|s=54}}
| label = Chemikal Underground
| producer = {{hlist|Geoff Allan|Paul Savage|Arab Strap}}
| prev_title = Monday at the Hug & Pint
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Last Romance
| type = Studio
| single1 = Dream Sequence
| single1date = {{Start date|2005}}
| single2 = Speed-Date
| single2date = {{Start date|2006}}
| single3 = There Is No Ending
| single3date = {{Start date|2006}}
}}
}}

The Last Romance is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap, released on October 17, 2005 on Chemikal Underground.

Upon release, vocalist Aidan Moffat stated that the album is "a lot more upbeat, but still deals with some of the darker aspects of relationships. It's like the dark side in Star Wars though – quicker, faster, more seductive."[1] Moffat also noted his desire for the album "to be shorter, more immediate. If our previous albums could be considered 'hard work', I wanted this one to be a slap in the face. I felt it was important we didn't make the same album over ten years, so this one was going to be more digestible and a lot louder."[1]

Following the album's release, Arab Strap announced that it would be their last. Moffat stated that: "there’s no animosity, no drama. We simply feel we’ve run our course. The Last Romance seems the most obvious and logical final act of the Arab Strap studio adventure. Everybody likes a happy ending."[1]

Overview

The Last Romance maintains the snide lyrical style common to Arab Strap, while adding a more optimistic tone in certain songs, such as "There Is No Ending". There are only 3 acoustic songs on this album, which has a rock-oriented sound, with influences from bands like Mogwai.

The sleeve artwork on the front contains a collage designed by Australian illustrator Rik Lee, whose previous work features many of the images seen on the sleeve artwork. The inside contains the lyrics hand-written in a notebook-style layout.

Reception

{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100[2]
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[3]
| rev2 = Alternative Press
| rev2Score = 4/5[4]
| rev3 = The A.V. Club
| rev3Score = B+[5]
| rev4 = Mojo
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[6]
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = 8/10[7]
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 8.0/10[8]
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = 9/10[9]
| rev8 = Q
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[10]
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9score = B[11]
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[12]
}}

In December 2009, The Skinny placed The Last Romance at number 25 on its list of "Scottish Albums of the Decade".[13]

Track listing

{{tracklist
|all_writing=Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat
|title1=Stink
|length1=2:16
|title2=(If There's) No Hope for Us
|length2=3:57
|title3=Chat in Amsterdam, Winter 2003
|length3=3:19
|title4=Don't Ask Me to Dance
|length4=4:00
|title5=Confessions of a Big Brother
|length5=3:36
|title6=Come Round and Love Me
|length6=2:58
|title7=Speed-Date
|length7=3:07
|title8=Dream Sequence
|length8=4:15
|title9=Fine Tuning
|length9=2:54
|title10=There Is No Ending
|length10=5:33
}}{{tracklist
|headline=US edition bonus tracks
|collapsed=yes
|title11=El Paso Song
|length11=3:57
|title12=Go Back to the Sea
|length12=3:53
}}

Personnel

Credits for The Last Romance adapted from album liner notes.[14]

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Arab Strap
  • Malcolm Middleton – bass, guitar
  • Aidan Moffat – vocals, drums, organ
Additional musicians
  • Geoff Allan – vocals ("There Is No Ending")
  • Alan Barr – cello ("Stink", "Confessions of a Big Brother")
  • Barry Burns – organ ("Come Round and Love Me"), piano ("Dream Sequence")
  • David Jeans – drums ("(If There's) No Hope for Us", "Don't Ask Me to Dance", "Speed-Date", "Dream Sequence")
  • Nicola MacLeod – vocals ("(If There's) No Hope for Us", "Come Round and Love Me")
  • Jon McCue – vocals ("There Is No Ending")
  • Jenny Reeve – violin ("Come Round and Love Me", "There Is No Ending")
  • Andrew Savage – vocals ("There Is No Ending")
  • Allan Wylie – trumpet ("Speed-Date", "There Is No Ending")
{{col-2}}Production
  • Geoff Allan – recording, production
  • Arab Strap – production
  • Morten Bue – mastering
  • Paul Savage – recording, production
Artwork and design
  • Bulletproof ID – layout
  • Rik Lee – illustrations
{{col-end}}

Charts

{{album chart|Scotland|68|date=20051023|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2018}}{{album chart|UK|199|rowheader=true|M|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_A.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: A – Azzido Da Bass|publisher=Zobbel.de|accessdate=8 November 2018}}{{album chart|UKIndependent|22|date=20051023|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2018}}
Chart (2005)Peak
position

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.chemikal.co.uk/arabstrap-press.htm|title=The Last Romance Press Release|publisher=Chemikal Underground|accessdate=8 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923025019/http://www.chemikal.co.uk/arabstrap-press.htm|archivedate=23 September 2006}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-last-romance/arab-strap|title=The Last Romance by Arab Strap|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=8 December 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-romance-mw0000346086|title=The Last Romance – Arab Strap|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=8 December 2016|last=Kellman|first=Andy}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/166.htm|title=Scottish miserablists come on and (almost) get happy|work=Alternative Press|date=23 May 2006|accessdate=8 November 2018|last=Heisel|first=Scott|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020053720/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/166.htm|archivedate=20 October 2006}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://music.avclub.com/mogwai-arab-strap-1798201515|title=Mogwai / Arab Strap: Mr. Beast / The Last Romance|work=The A.V. Club|date=14 March 2006|accessdate=8 November 2018|last=Modell|first=Josh}}
6. ^{{cite journal|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=Mojo|issue=144|date=November 2005|page=112}}
7. ^{{cite journal|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=NME|date=12 November 2005|page=45}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/275-the-last-romance/|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=Pitchfork|date=18 October 2005|accessdate=8 November 2018|last=Murphy|first=Matthew}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/arab_strap_the_last_romance-2495675361.html|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=PopMatters|date=20 February 2006|accessdate=8 November 2018|last=Lomas|first=Michael}}
10. ^{{cite journal|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=Q|issue=233|date=December 2005|page=148}}
11. ^{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J98-LX7jemQC&lpg=RA1-PT22|title=Quick Cuts|work=Spin|volume=22|issue=3|date=March 2006|accessdate=8 November 2018|page=95}}
12. ^{{cite journal|title=Arab Strap: The Last Romance|work=Uncut|issue=103|date=December 2005|page=109}}
13. ^{{cite journal|title=Scottish Albums of the Decade|work=The Skinny|date=December 2009|page=10}}
14. ^{{Cite AV media notes|title=The Last Romance|year=2005|publisher=Chemikal Underground|others=Arab Strap|type=liner notes|id=CHEM082}}
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