I have been slacking lately. I’ve been relying too much on word of mouth and a massive stack of albums {that mostly are yet to be heard by me} sitting in my room to do all this blogging work for me. In the fray, and slack, I’ve failed to breeze through my favorite label’s web sites perusing their new fare. And at the top of my favorite foreign labels list sits the unassuming label Labrador. And from this brilliant little Swedish label has come some of the best indie pop ever put out.
The Sound of Arrows is a little duo that creates music which is a bit electro pop, a bit indie darling, and bit of a throwback to the better days. They list Harry Nilsson and the Jackson 5 alongside Jens Lekman and Sambassadeur in their list of influences and I think that gives a fairly accurate picture as to what The Sound of Arrows sounds like. The following track is from their debut EP, Danger!, which will be available May 7th and will be followed by an autumn release of their first proper LP.
mp3 : The Sound of Arrows - Danger!
For some reason I can’t help but think of Mommas and The Poppas when I hear this track. In a good way. And at the same time I could easily see them opening for MGMT.
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