Arrows & Anchors

by Fair to Midland

Arrows & Anchors cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 July 2011
  • Label: Season Of Mist, E1, eOne
  • Country: UK & Europe
  • Length: 54:42
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Cliff Campbell, Brett Stowers, Joe Barresi, Darroh Sudderth, Jon Dicken

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fair to Midland's 'Arrows & Anchors' is a theatrical and surreal concept album blending alternative metal and rock with progressive and art rock sensibilities. The record is energetic and heavy, featuring a passionate male vocalist delivering cryptic, existential lyrics over lush, atmospheric, and epic soundscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, existential, conceptual, progressive, melodic, male-vocalist, theatrical, fantasy

Tracklist

  1. Heavens to Murgatroyd (0:44)
  2. Whiskey & Ritalin (3:37)
  3. Musical Chairs (3:32)
  4. Uh-Oh (4:16)
  5. Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow (4:42)
  6. A Loophole in Limbo (3:39)
  7. Typhoid Mary Sends Her Best (0:56)
  8. Short-Haired Tornado (4:19)
  9. The Upset at Bailey Bridge (0:52)
  10. Rikki Tikki Tavi (3:25)
  11. Golden Parachutes (3:43)
  12. Bright Bulbs & Sharp Tools (3:57)
  13. Coppertank Island (3:10)
  14. Three Foolproof Ways to Buy the Farm (2:47)
  15. The Greener Grass (10:57)

Credits

  • Fair to Midland - primary artist, written-by
  • Isaac Flores - artwork, photography by, layout, washboard
  • Jon Dicken - bass
  • Brett Stowers - drums
  • Jun Murakawa - engineer [assistant]
  • Morgan Stratton - engineer [assistant]
  • Sean Oakley - engineer [assistant]
  • Cliff Campbell - guitar
  • Matt Langley - keyboards [keys]
  • Ben McLane - legal
  • Frank Hill - management
  • Brian Gardner - mastered by
  • Joe Barresi - producer, mixed by, recorded by
  • Chris Herche - promotion [digital & mobile marketing]
  • Scott Givens - promotion [marketing]
  • Bill Meis - promotion [press]
  • Darroh Sudderth - vocals

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