ATL's Track for the Day #359, Arborist

#359

Arborist – Dark Stream

Tuesday 18th October, 2016



They say:“I always loved the opening horns on The Walker Brothers' version of ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’. They are sombre but there is something resolute about them too, like things-might-just-be-alright-you-know. So, I had that in mind when approaching 'Dark Stream'. Add the motown / Phil Spector drumbeat and you've got yourself a very good case for a lawsuit!



It's the 2nd song on our upcoming album so I wanted it to be quite direct and it was always intended to bleed into the violin and cymbal-rush of the opener as a quasi-funeral horn. Then Jonny Ashe's guitar took it in directions I couldn't have conceived. He's a master.”



We say: “Words like 'poise' and 'majesty' were thrown about when we played this on the radio, pitching ‘Dark Stream’ as a sort of dignified moment of contemplation amongst a show dominated by noisy rock n’ roll. Perhaps we laid it on a little thick - Arborist are pretty rock n’ roll in their own unique way. I guess we were just transfixed by those heartfelt vocals, the raw production and the use of something we don’t hear enough of on ATL - brass.”





‘Dark Stream’ is from ‘Home Burial’, the forthcoming debut album by Mark McCambridge’s Arborist. The single and album are released on 11^th November, 2016 and include their debut single ‘Twisted Arrow’ which featuers Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders) on vocal duties. The album gets its Belfast launch show on Friday 28^th October, with dates in Omagh, Derry~Londonderry, London and again in Belfast to follow:



Friday 28th October - Lavery’s, Beflast (album launch show)

Saturday 29th October - Boneyard Records, Omagh (1pm)

Saturday 29th October - Sandino’s, Derry~Londonderry

Friday 4 November - The Betsey Trotwood, London

Saturday 12th November - Sick Records, Belfast (1pm)





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