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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sonic Union LP To Be Released On Record Store Day - April 20, 2013
PRE-ORDER THE LP HERE
Thank you for your continued support.
We'd be doing this no matter what,
but your existence makes it
that much sweeter.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WATCH: SONIC UNION Commercial, Close To The Exit, Southern Souls
We stayed up all night making this 1.5 minute promotional film for our new album, SONIC UNION.
Keep watching after the commercial for another new film,
"Close To The Exit."
"Close To The Exit."
Next, another "feast for your eyes and ears!"
We met up with our friends the Hammer City Roller Girls to shoot videos for the first two songs off of the new album, "Little Girl Blue," sung by Jack e, and "The Destructor," sung by Ryan.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Skin Behind The Shroud November Release + Track List
Cursed Arrows are pleased to announce
the forthcoming 6-song EP entitled
Available digitally in November. Also on cassette.
Empty Memory Bank
Carefree Chemicals
Close To The Exit
One In The Blue
In For The Kill
Laundry Room
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Madness Of Crowds: DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FOR FREE.
THEN DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FOR FREE!
For a limited time.
Start clicking.
Cursed Arrows' offer their sincerest thanks
to those who have pre-ordered a physical copy
of The Madness Of Crowds.
Pre-orders will be shipped on or before April 5.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
The Madness Of Crowds
The expansive third album The Madness Of Crowds is now available for pre-order.The Madness Of Crowds will be released digitally, and on CD April 5, 2011.
LP release date forthcoming (financial situation-dependent).
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Decade Long Writer's Block
We are determined to tour our next album The Madness Of Crowds, preferably all over this country and a few others. This is an album whose scope both musically and ideologically overwhelms us both.
This is not always the case.
This has grown exponentially.
This is not a local album.
We are not a local band.
This is not always the case.
This has grown exponentially.
This is not a local album.
We are not a local band.
So we want to tour and tour, yet we have to dig for funds in painful places to manufacture the albums themselves. We trust, of course, that they will be taken quickly off our hands - such a small run - but never in our history as a band have we profited one cent.
Things we have lost, and lost.
Money gone as creatively, we have won.
We don't all share the same ambition, and the same sole bank account.
We don't all rattle our brains day and night, incessantly searching for truth.
Do we?
We want to take off in our car, as always, but further than always. That part is easy. The difficult part is embarking on a profitable endeavour - that which we have never sought out as a band. We've always dug ourselves in deep. Deeper.
But now, the time has arrived. Time has run out, yet all we have is time. In order to play our music before an audience, we must recuperate our lost daily earnings. So crude to speak of it that way; the beauty of performance shrouded.
Isn't this what all bands want?
Why is it taking us so long?
How will we do this?
The music is there.
The music is here, always.
We must help it find its way.
Reach out for it, for us.
***
Without any more ado, we present the "Death Rattle Blues" cassette.
Those who 'ave ordered copies will receive them post-haste.
Those who 'aven't, buy a tape from us at cost.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
"Death Rattle Blues" Tape Available Now - Online!
Two worlds collide:
digital and analogue
Reel and fake
they butt heads but secretly enjoy it
Witness with your ears and eyes five songs
all previously unreleased
complete with lyrics
Including "Death Rattle Blues"
the single from our upcoming LP
All songs were recorded live
by us
Actual tapes will also be available
and in fact, we'd prefer if you had one
But with everyone so detached
we hope that releasing these songs once and for all
might bring musical unity.
Watch the "Carefree Chemicals" video now.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Unity and the Age of Aquarius
Happy New Year.
This is not the end.
Stay tuned for more live previews from our monstrous third album,
The Madness of Crowds.
This is not the end.
Stay tuned for more live previews from our monstrous third album,
The Madness of Crowds.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Album Announcement
Hello, Wide World of Webs.
Are you listening?
In spite of recent music sales trends, we have sold hundreds more copies of our 2009 album Telepathic High Five at shows than online.
In fact, nobody has purchased our album solely in its digital format in the last year.
Nobody. So it appears that we're on the right track, selling only tangible copies of our album in person, at shows, as we should be.
Our third album, The Madness of Crowds, will be released in mid-2011 in CD and LP format.
In all likelihood, it will be released independently, as with our first two full-lengths.
There are serious talks of releasing a single to precede the LP's release.
There are also talks of founding our own label for this, and future outputs.
In the meantime, we're still working day jobs and and scraping by in anticipation of yet another massive investment into our musical future. Another financial nose dive in service to our artistic freedom.
We want you to continue to hold our music in your arms.
This is what it's all about.
Are you listening?
In spite of recent music sales trends, we have sold hundreds more copies of our 2009 album Telepathic High Five at shows than online.
In fact, nobody has purchased our album solely in its digital format in the last year.
Nobody. So it appears that we're on the right track, selling only tangible copies of our album in person, at shows, as we should be.
Our third album, The Madness of Crowds, will be released in mid-2011 in CD and LP format.
In all likelihood, it will be released independently, as with our first two full-lengths.
There are serious talks of releasing a single to precede the LP's release.
There are also talks of founding our own label for this, and future outputs.
In the meantime, we're still working day jobs and and scraping by in anticipation of yet another massive investment into our musical future. Another financial nose dive in service to our artistic freedom.
We want you to continue to hold our music in your arms.
This is what it's all about.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Recovery Project
We posted these a few months ago - back when nobody was paying attention.
A couple of cottage covers.
And a sloppy basement Pixies cover that made the neighbours write us a full-page complaint letter.
We are itching to record again.
Very soon.
Also, stay tuned for a brand new music video for our song
"Gate Crasher."
A couple of cottage covers.
And a sloppy basement Pixies cover that made the neighbours write us a full-page complaint letter.
We are itching to record again.
Very soon.
Also, stay tuned for a brand new music video for our song
"Gate Crasher."
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Cowards Run Forever/Start Listening
i don't want to be a parti don't want to play along
spin your own sticky web
turn the wheels for yourself
build your own private hell
then you'll know how they live
there will be nothing left
you collapse all the nets
that have kept us safe
they'll always tell you what's right
comes down to will and to might
or you can run forever
would you rather catch all their stares
and know you're right
or hide in plain sight?
run forever.
sell your countries
leave the poor
to eat the fish frames
blood of lambs
guns for grapes
smell the factory
from the highway
the stronger own the world.
~Run Forever
From 2009's Telepathic High Five
***
we're always protesting.
just listen.
spin your own sticky web
turn the wheels for yourself
build your own private hell
then you'll know how they live
there will be nothing left
you collapse all the nets
that have kept us safe
they'll always tell you what's right
comes down to will and to might
or you can run forever
would you rather catch all their stares
and know you're right
or hide in plain sight?
run forever.
sell your countries
leave the poor
to eat the fish frames
blood of lambs
guns for grapes
smell the factory
from the highway
the stronger own the world.
~Run Forever
From 2009's Telepathic High Five
***
we're always protesting.
just listen.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Convicta Et Combusta
The last month has been a flurry of shows, videos, photos, lyrics, reviews, a giant oil spill, a nearby financial summit, and a local earthquake.The recent heat (spawning storms and lung-thwarting smog), combined with our umpteenth move of domicile, and our ongoing hunt for practice spaces, have contributed to a sense of impermanence in our surroundings...
But we are permanent.
We're accustomed to playing every day.
We have been doing so for at least three years.
The transition from daily to biweekly practices has been traumatic; we get out of shape.
One can always play guitar; we're approaching writing songs in different ways.
We find solutions, but they are temporary.
We're writing songs for our next album, and can safely say we're more than halfway.
These songs are closer to our hearts than ever before.
But we are permanent.
We're accustomed to playing every day.
We have been doing so for at least three years.
The transition from daily to biweekly practices has been traumatic; we get out of shape.
One can always play guitar; we're approaching writing songs in different ways.
We find solutions, but they are temporary.
We're writing songs for our next album, and can safely say we're more than halfway.
These songs are closer to our hearts than ever before.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Little Fury
So, we've got another album's worth or more of songlings that we've written in the last six months, which you will be hearing at upcoming shows along with Telepathic High Five songs.
Watch for mixups and switchups, hear the songs evolve.
New sounds, new sights, but always just the two of us.
(Also, new musical projects underway, involving each of us, but not necessarily only us, or even us.)
Our BIG MAY TOUR is booked and dates will be announced shortly! We'll be hitting four or five provinces but most shows will be in our beloved Nova Scotia. Back just in time for my birthday. Somebody had better bake me a giant vegan cake. How old am I? Oftentimes, even I forget. Chocolate, please.
+++
"(Telepathic High Five) carries forward their sound, which condenses nearly every important ’90s alt-rock touchstone into sharp blasts of post-grunge fury."
Local Record article, for your reading pleasure.
Watch for mixups and switchups, hear the songs evolve.
New sounds, new sights, but always just the two of us.
(Also, new musical projects underway, involving each of us, but not necessarily only us, or even us.)
Our BIG MAY TOUR is booked and dates will be announced shortly! We'll be hitting four or five provinces but most shows will be in our beloved Nova Scotia. Back just in time for my birthday. Somebody had better bake me a giant vegan cake. How old am I? Oftentimes, even I forget. Chocolate, please.
+++
"(Telepathic High Five) carries forward their sound, which condenses nearly every important ’90s alt-rock touchstone into sharp blasts of post-grunge fury."
Local Record article, for your reading pleasure.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
New Album TELEPATHIC HIGH FIVE Now Available!
Pre-Order our album "Telepathic High Five"
from Noyes Records NOW
and receive two bonus songs in MP3 format!
(CDs will ship in the next couple of weeks.)
We greatly appreciate any and all of your support, and are ready for you to hear the last few years of what happened in our heads.
We know you will like this.
***
We effectively formed in 2006 as R's previous post-punk band was winding down, and his solo albums were piling up. Our telepathic connection and combined artistic frustrations lead us to start writing loud songs in our basement apartment, armed simply with a tiny amp and an awful drum kit.
Our first release, "Knives Are Falling From The Sky," was a guttural stab in the dark. We had no idea what we sounded like, but we couldn't stop writing and stayed holed up for months. The songs ended up being compared to Nirvana, The Melvins, Sonic Youth, and The Pixies - proving to us that our musical leanings did, indeed, make themselves apparent through the simple chemistry of an album we considered our first attempt as a band.
Several equipment upgrades, a band name expansion, and many live shows later, we are ready to release our second album, "Telepathic High Five." The ten songs on this record reveal our mutual infatuation with the murderous symbolism of Fritz Lang's 'M,' David Suzuki's poignant environmental literature, and the horrors that unfold when humankind exploits every living resource in its quest for power – a Darwinian nightmare.
From the sparse humanity of the films of Gus Van Sant, to the domestic surrealism of Roman Polanski, to the mystical and subtly political paintings of Norval Morrisseau, we are constantly inspired. We've learned over the years that music is the language we use to express our love and our hatred for ourselves, each other, and everything that surrounds us.
We hope that the sounds we make conjure potent imagery, stimulate basic emotions, and conversely, trigger rational analysis of our status as people. Humans are lonesome rulers of the world, trapped in a self-imposed horror show with our thoughts and our images; our music and words.
-J
from Noyes Records NOW
and receive two bonus songs in MP3 format!
(CDs will ship in the next couple of weeks.)
We greatly appreciate any and all of your support, and are ready for you to hear the last few years of what happened in our heads.
We know you will like this.
***
We effectively formed in 2006 as R's previous post-punk band was winding down, and his solo albums were piling up. Our telepathic connection and combined artistic frustrations lead us to start writing loud songs in our basement apartment, armed simply with a tiny amp and an awful drum kit.
Our first release, "Knives Are Falling From The Sky," was a guttural stab in the dark. We had no idea what we sounded like, but we couldn't stop writing and stayed holed up for months. The songs ended up being compared to Nirvana, The Melvins, Sonic Youth, and The Pixies - proving to us that our musical leanings did, indeed, make themselves apparent through the simple chemistry of an album we considered our first attempt as a band.
Several equipment upgrades, a band name expansion, and many live shows later, we are ready to release our second album, "Telepathic High Five." The ten songs on this record reveal our mutual infatuation with the murderous symbolism of Fritz Lang's 'M,' David Suzuki's poignant environmental literature, and the horrors that unfold when humankind exploits every living resource in its quest for power – a Darwinian nightmare.
From the sparse humanity of the films of Gus Van Sant, to the domestic surrealism of Roman Polanski, to the mystical and subtly political paintings of Norval Morrisseau, we are constantly inspired. We've learned over the years that music is the language we use to express our love and our hatred for ourselves, each other, and everything that surrounds us.
We hope that the sounds we make conjure potent imagery, stimulate basic emotions, and conversely, trigger rational analysis of our status as people. Humans are lonesome rulers of the world, trapped in a self-imposed horror show with our thoughts and our images; our music and words.
-J
Monday, September 7, 2009
Telepathic High Five Album Cover
Just in case you was wonderin'.October 2009
***
Norval Morrisseau blog entry:
"Morrisseau's Art As Insipiration"
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Telepathic High Five
Our second full-length album, "Telepathic High Five," is finally mixed, nearly mastered, and we are working on album art in the next little while...We are aiming for an October 2009 release date and will be touring later in the fall. In the meantime, watch for streaming album previews in the usual places.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Spring Tidbits
"A duo that releases pounding drumming and ragged breakneck riffs, in the most raw and primal way, bristling with Pixies-led punch infused with bluesy-garage-rock fire. A razor-sharp distillation of rock and roll."
~ Lonely Vagabond
&
"...fuzzed-to-hell rock with a retro-indie sensibility"
~Two Way Monologues
~ Lonely Vagabond
&
"...fuzzed-to-hell rock with a retro-indie sensibility"
~Two Way Monologues
Full-length LP forthcoming in late-2009. Wait for it...
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