The Week Never Starts Round Here is the debut studio album by Arab Strap

Arab Strap (band)

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...

, released on November 25, 1996, on Chemikal Underground

Chemikal Underground

Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....

. During a 2009 interview, Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Bruce Middleton is a Scottish musician best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in post-folk indie band Arab Strap as well as his solo career writing and producing...

 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."

Arab Strap

Arab Strap (band)

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006...

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

Monday at the Hug and Pint

Monday at the Hug & Pint is the fifth studio album by Arab Strap, released on April 21, 2003 on Chemikal Underground. The album features Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Omaha-based indie collective Bright Eyes, and Barry Burns from Mogwai.- Press :...

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Track listing

All tracks written by Aidan Moffat

Aidan Moffat

Aidan John Moffat is a Scottish vocalist and musician, best known for his work with Malcolm Middleton in Arab Strap.-Early life:...

 and Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Bruce Middleton is a Scottish musician best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in post-folk indie band Arab Strap as well as his solo career writing and producing...

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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
   The First Big Weekend
   "The First Big Weekend" is a song by Scottish post-folk indie band Arab Strap. It was first released as a 7" single limited to 700 copies, then later on Arab Strap's debut album, The Week Never Starts Round Here, both released in 1996 on Chemikal Underground.The song received a large amount of...
   
   " – 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