Some eleven months later and Arms have released a covers EP, Backwards Record, on Spotify only and I like it a lot though I am a little baffled by these lo-fi slowed down almost operatic versions of songs which, for the most part, weren’t that popular in the first place
ARMS – Studio At Webster Hall, Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 – Todd Goldstein is a one band except he has a full band and they take the stage to a soundscape indie rock of power and beauty and a smart sound you would do well to listen to.
The CMJ Festival came about as close to taking over the city as humanly possible, Saturday afternoon on Ludlow Street you could wander from one gig to another all day long. It is one of my favorite times of the year -it’s like Christmas Eve
The band aesthetic opens it up and playing songs off their superb EP2, in a live setting the band evolve into a masterclass in tempo and dashed expectations.
It is Tuesday afternoon and a quick trip to Washington Square South’s Judson Memorial Church has netted me press credentials and I am good to go. This is fun, high tech stuff.
1400 shows in 5 days is upon us and fair enough, nobody is gonna see them all with all the will in the world. Indeed, if you were doing 10 a day for five days that would equal 50 which would leave, er, 1350 bands you’ll be missing
