Arm's Way
by Islands
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 May 2008
- Label: Anti-
- Country: Canada
- Length: 1:08:06
- Community rating: 3.08/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Sebastian Chow, Alex Chow, Nick Thorburn, Aaron Harris, Patrick Gregoire, Th' Corn Gangg, Patrice Agbokou, Ryan Hadlock
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Following the massive success of their debut, Nick Thorburn guides the band toward a much darker, orchestrally ambitious baroque pop direction. 'Arm's Way' eschews whimsical indie pop in favor of complex arrangements, string sections, and morbid lyrical fixations.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive, death, violence
Tracklist
- The Arm (5:38)
- Pieces Of You (4:07)
- J'aime Vous Voir Quitter (3:23)
- Abominable Snow (4:35)
- Creeper (3:15)
- Kids Don't Know Shit (5:11)
- Life In Jail (5:27)
- In The Rushes (7:00)
- We Swim (5:07)
- To A Bond (7:47)
- I Feel Evil Creeping In (5:32)
- Vertigo (If It's A Crime) (11:04)
Credits
- Rebecca Bird - artwork
- Patrice Agbokou - bass
- Aaron Harris - drums, percussion, vocals
- Patrick Gregoire - guitar, clarinet [bass]
- Sebastian Chow - violin, piano, oboe, vocals
- Alex Chow - violin, viola, synthesizer, percussion
- Nick Thorburn - written-by, vocals, guitar
- Th' Corn Gangg - drum programming