Arrows (Australian band)

Arrows
Origin Brisbane, Queensland, AUS
Genres Indie
Years active 2006–present
Labels Hobbledehoy Record Co
Website http://www.myspace.com/arrowsmusic/
Members
Anthony Morgan
Carl Burnett
Anders Cairns
Scott Merillo

Arrows are an indie band from Brisbane, Australia. Forming in August 2006, the band has released one full-length and two EP's. The line-up consisted of Anthony Morgan (guitars, keyboard, vocals), Carl Burnett (bass) and Anders Cairns (drums) briefly before Scott Merillo was added to complete the current line-up.

The band are soon to release their 4th record on 20 September 2010, a second full-length entitled "Try and Stay Upright",[1] following 2008's Modern Art & Politics.

Arrows are with the Hobbledehoy Record Co label.

Contents

Don’t Write Poetry

In Spring of 2006, Arrows self recorded their debut CD-ep Don’t Write Poetry which was released on Burnett’s Indoor Children label as a limited CD-r.

Track listing

1. Untitled
2. Don’t Bullshit a Bullshitter
3. The Next Sound You Hear
4. Sleep? I Do Not, Miss
5. My Verses Versus Your Lyrics
6. 10 August 2006
7. Clever

Split 12” – These Hands Could Separate the Sky

Following a national tour in March 2007 with Melbourne band These Hands Could Separate the Sky, the two bands embarked on recording a split 12” vinyl record which was released in October 2007 by Indoor Children, later to be on CDep / digital by Hobbledehoy Record Co)

Track listing

Arrows
1. Let the Marketing Onslaught Begin
2. You can take the neighbourhood out of the boy (but you can’t take the boy out of the neighbourhood)
3. Don’t Interrupt me While I’m Working

These Hands Could Separate the Sky
4. Sedna
5. Sirens (Good Morning Captain)

Modern Art & Politics

In November 2008, Hobbledehoy Record Co released the band's debut full-length Modern Art & Politics.[2] Mixed by Sam Johnson (Lead Sketch Union) and mastered by Doug van Sloun (Bright Eyes, Cursive, American Analog Set, The Gloria Record), the record flooded "Best of 2008" lists and received praising reviews from all across the world.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Hobbledehoy Record Co
  3. ^ Arrows review in ''Absolute Punk''. Absolutepunk.net. Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  4. ^ Arrows review in ''Sound As Language''. Soundaslanguage.com (24 February 2009). Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ Arrows review in ''Kronic''. Kronic.it (19 December 2008). Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  6. ^ Arrows review in ''Delusions of Adequacy''. Adequacy.net (17 November 2008). Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  7. ^ Reid, Sean. (20 August 2009) Arrows review in ''Alter The Press''. Alterthepress.com. Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  8. ^ Arrows review in For The Sound
  9. ^ Arrows review in ''Tsunami'' Mag. Tsunamimag.com. Retrieved on 4 January 2012.
  10. ^ Arrows review in Highbeam Review

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