Arm's Way
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Arm's Way is the second studio album by Montreal-based indie rock band Islands. It was released on May 20, 2008,[1] on CD and download. The album's title is a play on the words "harm's way". The album leaked online on April 11, 2008.[2]
Concept and production
Drummer Aaron Harris outlined the album's concept and the band's songwriting approach thus:
We took a different approach with this album in that the music is focused on the band members – there are not any special appearances. Arm's was conceived in Montreal, we wrote the songs in a room with old NOFX and Insane Clown Posse posters on the wall. As a band we put the music together and then singer Nick Thorburn wrote the lyrics.[3]
Music
The musical style of Arm's Way represents a departure from the Graceland-inspired sound of debut album Return to the Sea. Rebecca Raber of Pitchfork writes, "Gone are the guest rappers, the acoustic nuevo-country twang, and the sunny Afro-Caribbean flourishes ... In their place are theatrical string arrangements, layers of silvery, minor-key guitars, and lots of gothy synthesizers."[4] Most lyrics include references to death and violence, themes which are shared with frontman Nick Thorburn's previous project The Unicorns.[5]
Track listing
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Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[6]
- Patrice Agbokou – bass
- Rebecca Bird – artwork
- Doug Boehm – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Alex Chow – percussion, synthesizer, viola, violin
- Sebastian Chow – oboe, piano, violin, vocals
- Chris Constable – mixing assistant
- Corn Gangg – drum programming
- Steve Fallone – mastering
- Patrick Gregoire – bass clarinet, guitar
- Ryan Hadlock – engineer, producer
- Aaron Harris – drums, percussion, vocals
- Islands – arranger, primary artist, producer
- Mathieu Roberge – assistant engineer
- Rob Schnapf – mixing
- Nick Thorburn – guitar, vocals
- Alexander Wagner – photography
References
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- ↑ Arm's Way leak thread, on The Secret Unicorns Forum
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