The Last Romance

Infobox Album |
Name = The Last Romance
Type = Album
Artist = Arab Strap

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Released = 17 October 2005 (UK)
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 35:54
Label = Chemikal Underground (UK)
Producer = Arab Strap, Geoff Allan
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fk6gtq3zcu47 link]
* Drowned in Sound (7/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6971 link]
* "Mojo" Rating|4|5 November 2005, p.112
* "NME" (8/10) November 2005, p.45
* Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15029/Arab_Strap_The_Last_Romance link]
* "Q" Rating|3|5 December 2005, p.148
* "UNCUT" (8/10) December 2005, p.109
Last album = "The Cunted Circus" (2003)
This album = "The Last Romance" (2005)
Next album =

"The Last Romance" is the sixth and final studio album by Arab Strap.

Overview

This album continues the snide lyrical style for which Arab Strap are renowned. The first line of the opening song begins "...burn these sheets that we've just fucked in...". However, there are some more optimistic songs, such as "There Is No Ending". There are only 3 acoustic songs on this album, which has a rockier sound, with influences from bands like Mogwai.

The sleeve artwork on the front contains a collage of four faces, flowers, a wolf and a skull. The latter almost goes unnoticed upon first glance. It was 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.

Track listing

* All songs written by Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.
#"Stink" – 2:16
#"(If There's) No Hope for Us" – 3:57
#"Chat in Amsterdam, Winter 2003" – 3:19
#"Don't Ask Me to Dance" – 4:00
#"Confessions of a Big Brother" – 3:36
#"Come Round and Love Me" – 2:58
#"Speed-Date" – 3:07
#"Dream Sequence" – 4:15
#"Fine Tuning" – 2:54
#"There Is No Ending" – 5:33

US copies include two extra tracks:
#"El Paso Song" – 3:57
#"Go Back to the Sea" – 3:53