Arrows of Desire

Arrows of Desire
Studio album by Matthew Good
Released September 24, 2013
Genre Alternative rock
Length 42:35
Label FrostByte Media Inc
Producer Matthew Good
Matthew Good chronology

Lights of Endangered Species
(2011)		 Arrows of Desire
(2013)
Singles from Arrows of Desire
  1. "Had It Coming"
    Released: May 27, 2013
  2. "Arrows of Desire"
    Released: September 4, 2013

Arrows of Desire is the sixth solo album by Matthew Good. The album's first single, Had It Coming, was released on May 27.[1] The album was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2014 Juno Awards.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #6 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[4] selling 4,900 copies in its first week.[5]

Inspiration

In an interview with The Huffington Post, Matthew stated that his inspiration for Arrows of Desire came from the rock bands that he listened to in his youth.[6] Good specifically mentions The Pixies and Afghan Whigs as key influences when he was writing songs for the record.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Good.

  1. "Arrows of Desire" - 4:06
  2. "Via Dolorosa" - 4:02
  3. "Had It Coming" - 2:40
  4. "We're Long Gone" - 2:09
  5. "So Close" - 3:42
  6. "Garden of Knives" - 5:29
  7. "Mutineering" - 5:05
  8. "Hey Hell Heaven" - 3:51
  9. "Guns of Carolina" - 4:42
  10. "Letters In Wartime" - 6:45

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Brophy, Aaron (27 May 2013). "LISTEN: Matthew Good Debuts New Song ‘Had It Coming’". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "2014 JUNO AWARD NOMINEES". junoawards.ca. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ "Canadian Albums : Oct 12, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "DRAKE SCORES THIRD STRAIGHT NUMBER ONE ALBUM". Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/01/matthew-good-arrows-of-desire-pixies_n_4020475.html
  7. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/01/matthew-good-arrows-of-desire-pixies_n_4020475.html