Album: Elephant Shoe by Arab Strap (1999)
Genre: Indie | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: Elephant Shoe is the third album by Arab Strap, released in 1999.

The album's title is a phrase sometimes used by children who are afraid of saying "I love you", where they mouth "I love you" under their breath, but when asked what they had said, answer "elephant shoe" or elephant juice, because the mouth shapes are the same.

Artist Background: Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Falkirk, 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. As indicated by the title of Belle & Sebastian's third record, The Boy with the Arab Strap, and by Aidan Moffat's involvement in the two Reindeer Section albums, they were a central part of Glasgow's influential late 1990s music scene. Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalis... Part of the Falkirk, United Kindom music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Falkirk, United Kindom music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Indie movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Indie, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album

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Elephant Shoe is the third album by Arab Strap, released in 1999.

The album's title is a phrase sometimes used by children who are afraid of saying "I love you", where they mouth "I love you" under their breath, but when asked what they had said, answer "elephant shoe" or elephant juice, because the mouth shapes are the same.

Elephant Shoe

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