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Arrows (Australian band)
Arrows were an Australian band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in August 2006. The band has released two albums, an EP and two split releases. The line-up consists of Anthony Morgan (guitars, keyboard, vocals), Carl Burnett (bass) Anders Cairns (drums) and Scott Merillo (guitar). Arrows are on the Hobbledehoy Record Co label, an independent Australian record company that also features Owen, Blueline Medic, This Will Destroy You, Eleventh He Reaches London, Caspian and more. Don't Write PoetryIn Spring of 2006, Arrows self recorded their debut EP Don't Write Poetry under Burnett's Indoor Children label as a limited release. The release is titled after and features excerpts from various Charles Bukowski works. Track listing 1. Untitled Split 12" – These Hands Could Separate the SkyAfter touring with These Hands Could Separate the Sky, the two bands recorded a split 12" record which was originally released in October 2007 by Indoor Children, later to be re-released on CDep / digital by Hobbledehoy Record Co.[1] Track listing Arrows 1. Let the Marketing Onslaught Begin These Hands Could Separate the Sky 4. Sedna Modern Art & PoliticsIn November 2008, Hobbledehoy Record Co released the band's debut full-length Modern Art & Politics.[2] Recorded by David Williams and the band themselves at Via Studios and in various apartments across Brisbane, it was later mixed by Samuel Johnson and mastered by Doug van Sloun (Bright Eyes, Cursive, 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] In July 2012, the song Whores Will Have Their Trinkets from Modern Art & Politics was used in the Parkway Drive Home is for the Heartless DVD. Debuting at #1 on the ARIA Music DVD charts and reaching Gold status in its first week of sales, the DVD would go on to reach Platinum status shortly after.[9] Track listing 1. We Only Speak on Weekends Try & Stay UprightWinter of 2010 saw the band record Try & Stay Upright,[10] again using the familiar faces of David Williams, Samuel Johnson and Doug van Sloun for its recording, mixing and mastering respectively. The record was released on multiple formats on Hobbledehoy Record Co 20 September 2010.[11] The record was again met with positive reviews across Australia and worldwide.[12][13][14] Track listing 1. What Happens at a Gifthorse Show Split 7" – Empire! Empire!Released on 4 September 2012 with North American friends Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) as a collaboration between the band's respective longtime labels Hobbledehoy Record Co and Count Your Lucky Stars Records, this was the fifth release for Arrows. This Split 7"[15] was a long time coming after years of contact between the two bands. The artwork features Bodhi Thomas, family pet of a close friend to Arrows. Track listing Arrows 1. All Passwords Are Brisbane Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) 4. Turbo Stasis DisbandmentAfter announcing their break-up some years earlier, Arrows again regrouped to join emo heavyweights Mineral on their national Australian Tour. This run of shows has proven to be their last. References
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