News
18 July 2026 – Arab Strap Turn Beauty Into ‘Glamour Magick’
By Editorial Team - July 18, 2026
Summary
Scottish indie duo Arab Strap share 'Glamour Magick', a darkly humorous track addressing anti-aging culture, from their upcoming album 'Half-Told Tales'.
Key Facts
- Arab Strap share new single 'Glamour Magick' from forthcoming album 'Half-Told Tales'.
- The track provides a dark, comedic satire of modern anti-aging cosmetics.
- Accompanied by a body-horror-themed music video.
- Entities: Arab Strap, Glamour Magick, Half-Told Tales, Aidan Moffat, Malcolm Middleton
- Tags: arab strap, glamour magick, half told tales, indie rock, alternative
<a href="/tags/arab strap">Arab Strap</a> confront the cosmetic terror of ageing on 'Glamour Magick', a darkly funny track from forthcoming album 'Half-Told Tales'.
The song begins with everyday attempts to remain presentable before escalating into increasingly extreme procedures and full body-horror imagery. Aidan Moffat’s writing treats anti-ageing culture with equal parts fascination, disgust and grim amusement, while Malcolm Middleton creates a tense musical setting where every beauty product feels capable of developing its own intentions.
The accompanying horror-themed video makes the metaphor extremely physical, but the anxiety beneath it is widely recognisable. Society continues insisting that everybody age naturally while also appearing never to have done so. <a href="/tags/arab strap">Arab Strap</a> respond in the only reasonable way: brooding instrumentation, uncomfortable jokes and an urgent warning not to trust a cream promising eternal youth after midnight.