Friday, 16 January 2009

Band of the Day 18 - The Arc People

Promising myself a vow of relative silence over these guys, giving them time to develop, making sure they feel ready themselves, I'm breaking this now, as it's got to a point where they now have a live band and are releasing a single. I discovered them - or rather, they contacted me - via myspace and the two brothers, Marcus and Miles, had recorded some demos without names. One of these was the brilliant Light Streams. Struck by their ambition in the arrangements and the baritone vocals, excitement got the better of me. Luckily it also got the better of other people. Having seen them play with their full band, it's clear theres a talented lot here and all it will take is time and increasing songwriting risks before The Arc People become a long-term favourite. They're definitely a band I have nothing but admiration for, so I'm hoping their promise extends to excellent results this year.

www.myspace.com/thearkpeople

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