September 9, 2012 • Glass Nail Records
I love Bandcamp more and more each day. Recently I was browsing along looking for some new emo to listen to and happened upon this tiny obscurity Arrows in Her, and have been totally blown away. They may be pretty traditional in their style, but they do it so incredibly well and I am in love with the result.
Basically, Arrows in Her straddles the gap between Snowing and American Football, or something like that—essentially indie rock with the obligatory strained and passionate vocals, beautifully sad melodies, and a slight punk aesthetic mixed with post-rock-like bridges. All the good stuff I like in emo. It's catchy, incredibly tense, chock full of one amazing riff after another, and cathartic as any other music like it.
The interesting thing is that there isn't a gimmick or anything that would make them immediately unique; they are just really good at songwriting. Leaving is one of the most consistent EPs I've heard quality-wise. Not a single one of the songs is bad, and each one has something about it—a particular hook or interlude or what have you—that makes it stand out. It's tough to even pick a favorite as each one is just as memorable as the rest (okay, fine, it's "Being and Nothingness").
I'm gonna stop gushing now, but really, this is practically flawless for a more or less brand-new band. I don't know how they did it, but their debut is just hitting all the right notes for me. I only hope they keep up the momentum if they put out some more material; in the meantime, I'm keeping Leaving on repeat.
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