The Week Never Starts Round Here

The Week Never Starts Round Here is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band Arab Strap. It was released on 25 November 1996 on Chemikal Underground.

The Week Never Starts Round Here
Studio album by Arab Strap
Released	25 November 1996 (1996-11-25)
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)
Singles from The Week Never Starts Round Here
"The First Big Weekend" Released: 1996 (1996) "The Clearing" Released: 1997 (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[2]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[3]
PopMatters	7/10[4]
Q	[5]
Select	4/5[6]

Arab Strap later included a song entitled "The Week Never Starts Round Here" on their 2003 album Monday at the Hug and Pint. In a 2009 interview, band member 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."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arab Strap (Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat).

No.	Title	Length
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.	"General Plea to a Girlfriend"	1:44
8.	"The First Big Weekend"	4:53
9.	"Kate Moss"	4:50
10.	"Little Girls"	2:29
11.	"Phone Me Tonight"	4:28
12.	"Blood"	2:54
13.	"Deeper"	7:35
Total length:		45:58

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "The Week Never Starts Round Here – Arab Strap". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
2. Thomas, Sean (27 August 2010). "Album Review: Arab Strap – The Week Never Starts Round Here (special edition)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
3. Tangari, Joe (19 August 2010). "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here [Deluxe Edition] / Philophobia [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
4. Beasley, Corey (23 September 2010). "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here / Philophobia (Deluxe Reissues)". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
5. "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here". Q. No. 384. May 2018. p. 117.
6. Mullen, John (January 1997). "Arab Strap: The Week Never Starts Round Here". Select. No. 79.
7. Lindsay, Andrew (25 April 2009). "Interview: Malcolm Middleton". Stereokill.net. Retrieved 25 April 2009.