I feel I must bring to your attention a band called I am Arrows.
For those of you who aren't familiar, I am Arrows were formed in 2009 by Andy Burrows, former Razorlight drummer and one time member of We are Scientists. For those of you who are familiar, I am Arrows are made up of Winchester's finest exports, including one of my oldest friends, Ben Burrows (yup, Andy's younger brother.) The brotherly theme continues with Ben and Adam Chetwood on lead guitar and drums, and another Winchester local Nick Hill (on guitar) completes the quintet.
2010 has seen I am Arrows supporting Muse on their sellout tour and their debut album, Sun Comes up Again has met critical acclaim and secured a place in the top 40 UK Album Chart. Their first single Green Grass was hugely successful, earning Radio 2's Record Of The Week.
I guess you could describe them as 'indie rock', but I'd rather not use that phrase. I am Arrows have a feel good, light sound which to me is reminiscent of 70's rock. These boys are all multi talented melodic masterminds - Ben is the only person I know who could make banging a ruler on a desk sound tuneful (brightening up dull maths classes!)
Naturally, my gorgeous friend Sarah and I spent our school days as groupies for the school band (of which Ben was the lead singer.) And last month, we decided to revisit these days with a trip to the Watershed in Wimbledon to show I am Arrows some good old fashioned home county support.
The gig was a lot of fun and the band spent a lot of time hanging out and chatting to their fans. I thoroughly recommend going to see them before they get any bigger. I love the early days of intimate gigs and after parties...
Of course, this wouldn't be a fashion blog if I didn't include photos of what we actually wore to the gig, so, enjoy!
Hurricane, which becomes the bands next single, is released on November 22nd. In the meantime, visit their website for a little listen:
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