The Sound of Arrows explained

The Sound of Arrows
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Gävle, Sweden
Genre:Synthpop, dream pop, indie pop
Years Active:2006–present
Label:Geffen, Labrador, Neon Gold, Skies Above
Current Members:Stefan Storm
Oskar Gullstrand

The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish electronic music duo originally from Gävle, and now based in Stockholm. The duo, consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm,[1] have remixed tracks for artists such as Lady Gaga,[2] Alphabeat,[3] The Naked and Famous,[4] Natalia Kills[5] and Nicole Scherzinger.[6] They also produced the song "Shoot the Bullet" for electropop artist Queen of Hearts.

The band's song "Into the Clouds" was among the most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom for the week of 20 September 2009.[7] Their major-label debut single, "Nova", was released in March 2011 by Geffen Records, and its accompanying music video premiered on Popjustice on 21 February 2011.[8] The follow-up single "Magic" was released in August 2011, having previously been used in a television commercial for the Mitsubishi Outlander car.[9] The duo's debut album, Voyage, was released in November 2011. In 2015, the band announced plans to release a second album.[10] On 17 March 2017, the band released the single "Beautiful Life", their first in five years. Their second album Stay Free was released on their own label in October 2017 on transparent vinyl record and CD through the band's website and in digital form, to mixed reviews.[11] Their music has been described as "more heavenly Swedish dream-pop".[7]

Discography

See main article: The Sound of Arrows discography.

Awards and nominations

Musiclip Festival

The Musiclip Festival is an annual Spanish festival of music, audiovisual arts and music video.|-| 2011| "Magic"| Best International Music Video[12] | |}

P3 Guld Awards

The P3 Guld award is an annual music award held by Swedish Sveriges Radio.|-| 2012| Voyage| Best Pop Artist[13] | |}

Scandipop Awards

The Scandipop Awards are an annual British online music award.|-| rowspan="3"|2012| The Sound of Arrows| Best Group[14] [15] | |-| Voyage| Best Group Album[14] [15] | |-| The Sound of Arrows| Readers Favourite of 2011[14] [15] | |}

Miscellaneous accolades

YearNominated workAccoladeNominator
2011VoyageIdolator's Favorite 10 albums Out of '11[16] Idolator
Top Albums of the Year 2011 (#1)[17] Bop 2 Pop
Top 20 Albums of 2011 (#1)[18] Hits From Another Planet
The Top 31 LP’s of ’11 (#12)[19] AdemWithAnE.com
The Top 33 Albums of 2011 (#3)[20] Popjustice
Best Album 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#5)[21]
Best New Act to properly get going in 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#4)
Most Underrated Pop Act 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#7)
"Nova"The Top 45 Singles of 2011 (#33)[22]
EQ's Top 100 Singles of 2011 (#30)[23] EQ Music Blog
"Nova" (Tiësto Remix)TOP100 2011 (#62)[24] KISS FM
"Ruins of Rome"The Singles of 2011 (#23)[25] Neon Gold Records

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lester . Paul . Paul Lester . New band of the day – No 617: The Sound of Arrows . . . 28 August 2009 . 10 March 2010.
  2. Web site: The Remix – Lady Gaga . . 26 December 2011.
  3. Web site: Alphabeat – 'Hole In My Heart' (The Sound Of Arrows mix) . . 5 January 2010 . 26 December 2011.
  4. Web site: The Naked & Famous – 'Young Blood' (The Sound Of Arrows mix) . . 1 September 2010 . 26 December 2011.
  5. Web site: "Zombie (Remixes) – EP" von Natalia Kills . January 2010 . German . . 26 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Right There: Nicole Scherzinger . . 26 December 2011.
  7. The hottest downloads . . . 20 September 2009.
  8. Web site: Sound the Sound Of Arrows siren: here is 'Nova' . . 21 February 2011 . 28 February 2011.
  9. Web site: BBDO ad goes for test drive . . National Post . 29 January 2010 . 30 March 2010 .
  10. Web site: The Sound Of Arrows interview: "Time passes by fast" - Popjustice. 14 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150814205959/http://www.popjustice.com/articles/the-sound-of-arrows-interview-time-passes-by-fast/137823/. 26 August 2020. 2015-08-14.
  11. Web site: The Sound of Arrows - Stay Free. AllMusic.
  12. Web site: Ganadores Musiclip 2011 . Spanish . Musiclip Festival . 29 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Årets pop . Swedish . . 8 December 2011.
  14. Web site: The 2012 Scandipop Awards: The nominations! . Scandipop . 16 December 2011 . 23 December 2011.
  15. Web site: The 2012 Scandipop Awards: The Winners! . Scandipop . 13 January 2012 . 13 January 2012.
  16. Web site: Daw . Robbie . 2011's Best Albums: Idolator's Favorite 10 Out Of '11 . . 29 November 2011 . 29 November 2011.
  17. Web site: Our Picks for Top Albums of the Year 2011 . Bop 2 Pop . 15 December 2011 . 23 December 2011.
  18. Web site: Hits From Another Planet: Top 20 Albums of 2011 . Hits From Another Planet . 30 December 2011 . 30 December 2011.
  19. Web site: THE TOP 31 LP'S OF '11 > No. 12. THE SOUND OF ARROWS – VOYAGE . AdemWithAnE.com . 21 December 2011 . 21 December 2011.
  20. Web site: 2011: The 33 Best Albums . . 23 December 2011.
  21. Web site: 2011: The 2011 Popjustice Readers' Poll . . 31 December 2011.
  22. Web site: 2011: The 45 Best Singles. . 23 December 2011.
  23. Web site: EQ's Top 100 Singles Of 2011 – Top Picks featuring Bright Light Bright Light, Nina, The Young Professionals, Adrian Lux ft. The Good Natured, Beth Ditto, Adam Tyler, Darren Hayes, Frankmusik, Johnny Lazer and Sirpaul . . 18 December 2011 . 23 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127093409/http://www.eqmusicblog.com/2011/12/eqs-top-100-singles-of-2011-top-picks-featuring-bright-light-bright-light-nina-the-young-professiona.html . 2012-01-27 . dead .
  24. Web site: Результаты KISS FM TOP100! . KISS FM . 31 December 2011 . 31 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121310/http://www.kissfm.ua/v3/publications/1288/ . 2012-01-03 . dead .
  25. Web site: The Singles of 2011. . . 20 December 2011 . 23 December 2011.

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