Philophobia is ARAB STRAP's second album, and their first US release. Recorded in Scotland and bearing that legend L.O.V.E./H.A.T.E., Philophobia comes on strong like Bukowski on Buckfast. ARAB STRAP have created perfect music to accompany the post-rave comedown. Philophobia sidesteps the mainstream, gives short shrift to the high-brow, and "celebrates" the everyday. Truly beautiful and truly sad. Thirteen songs that recount tales of love gone wrong, narratives of spite and vengeance--fear not, there are moments of humor--all set to the most unadorned and breathtaking of arrangements.