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Aidan Moffat (born Aidan John Moffat in Falkirk on 10 April 1973) is a Scottish vocalist and musician, and member of the band Arab Strap. He has also recorded as Lucky Pierre (shortened to L. Pierre since 2004), as Nyx Nótt, and as Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, and Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert.
Moffat's first ever gig was at the age of 16. In 1995, Moffat and Malcolm Middleton began making music under the name Arab Strap.
In 2002, after being challenged by Middleton to record a solo album, Moffat released a solo album entitled Hypnogogia under the name Lucky Pierre. In 2005, after changing the name to L. Pierre, Moffat released an album called Touchpool. In 2007 he released Dip. In early 2013 Moffat released a new L. Pierre album, The Island Come True. In July he released another full album, The Eternalist.
From 1991 to 1996, Moffat recorded with a band called The Angry Buddhists.
Aidan Moffat & the Best-Ofs are a four-piece band fronted by Moffat. Their first album, titled How to Get to Heaven From Scotland, was released on 3 March 2009.
In 2011 Moffat and pianist, bassist and former Arab Strap collaborator Bill Wells released Everything's Getting Older, which in June 2012 won the first Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award from the Scottish Music Industry Association. In May 2018 Moffat released a joint album with longtime friend and collaborator RM Hubbert titled Here Lies the Body.
Aidan Moffat (born Aidan John Moffat in Falkirk on 10 April 1973) is a Scottish vocalist and musician, and member of the band Arab Strap. He has also recorded as Lucky Pierre (shortened to L. Pierre since 2004), as Nyx Nótt, and as Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, and Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert.
Moffat's first ever gig was at the age of 16. In 1995, Moffat and Malcolm Middleton began making music under the name Arab Strap.
In 2002, after being challenged by Middleton to record a solo album, Moffat released a solo album entitled Hypnogogia under the name Lucky Pierre. In 2005, after changing the name to L. Pierre, Moffat released an album called Touchpool. In 2007 he released Dip. In early 2013 Moffat released a new L. Pierre album, The Island Come True. In July he released another full album, The Eternalist.
From 1991 to 1996, Moffat recorded with a band called The Angry Buddhists.
Aidan Moffat & the Best-Ofs are a four-piece band fronted by Moffat. Their first album, titled How to Get to Heaven From Scotland, was released on 3 March 2009.
In 2011 Moffat and pianist, bassist and former Arab Strap collaborator Bill Wells released Everything's Getting Older, which in June 2012 won the first Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award from the Scottish Music Industry Association. In May 2018 Moffat released a joint album with longtime friend and collaborator RM Hubbert titled Here Lies the Body.
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