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1: Heavily influenced by 90’s and early 00’s post-hardcore with mathy, spacey and noisy rock tendencies, Los Angeles based band ARC ANGLES just dropped the first single “Hammerhead” from their upcoming EP “Daisy”, mixed by the legendary J. Robbins from Jawbox/Burning Airlines/Government Issue, etc. Today we’re stoked to give you the official premiere of the music video for this wild barnburner of a track, taking its musical inspiration from the post-hardcore greats of the golden eras for post hardcore, embellishing Refused and Quicksand’s strangulated guitars and massive dynamic shifts and the more ragged, eccentric edges of Glassjaw, Drive Like Jehu, Every Time I Die, and At the Drive-In.

The band returned to the studio with producer/engineer, Christopher Dwyer (also from the bands Entry & Ghost Idols), who was also behind the board for their bombastic 2021 debut record, “Apocalisp”. The band was also beyond excited to be able to enlist the legendary J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Channels) to mix the EP. Robbins’ work on multiple seminal rock records that have been fundamental influences on Arc Angles’ sound made him a natural choice to accentuate the frenetic energy the trio brought to the songs.

The band cites the combination of working with Dwyer to refine the songs and capture raw, energetic performances, paired with Robbins’ unique ability to bring out huge, punchy warm tones balanced with articulate clarity and crispness, to produce a collection of songs that brings a ferocious assault of spacy/mathy riffs and rhythms, melodic sensibilities and urgent vocals.

“𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑” 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚, 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑚, 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡.

2: A short-lived affair with ties to some of the biggest southern rock bands, one album of bluesy and gritty AOR was, until recently, all that would be left behind from the Arc Angels.

The band formed in Austin,Texas around Charlie Sexton (vocals/ guitar), Doyle Bramhall II (vocals/guitar), Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums). Previously Sexton had a mildly successful solo career that peaked in 1985 with the song "Beat's So Lonely" while Bramhall, the son of Lightning Hopkins drummer and Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborator Doyle Bramhall, was a seasoned musician himself working with bands such as the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Shannon and Layton were the rhythm section for Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble and a song on Arc Angels debut was dedicated to Vaughan, who died in a helicopter crash in 1990.

Their one and only album to date garnered rave reviews, and even managed to hit #127 on the Billboard charts. After the tour the band went their separate ways (due in part to Bramhall's drug addiction) and Sexton and Bramhall resumed solo careers. Doyle Bramhall II recorded many outstanding solo albums, played for Roger Waters on the In The Flesh tour and most recently was Eric Clapton's guitarist.

After playing together periodically since their breakup, the newly reformed band (sans Tommy Shannon) plans to release a DVD in 2009, tour extensively -- including two appearances at the 2009 Austin South By Southwest music festival and a short stint with Eric Clapton in England -- and start work in its first album in 17 years.

Bramhall says the DVD, which includes concert footage shot in 2005 during concerts at Stubb's and Antone's in Austin as well as a documentary, will offer a frank look at Arc Angels rise, fall and rebirth. "It just sort of blew up very quickly," he explains. "We were having a lot of success rapidly, and there was a lot of stress created by that. And I was at the time very into self-sabotage, so it was sort of doomed from the beginning, unfortunately."

"We're going to write as much as we can...over the next four, five months and see what we have at the end of the summer," Bramhall says. "We're all really happy. There's not that many opportunities in bands to get that kind of second chance to actually see it through, 'cause most people don't get along by this point. We've all become really great friends and just want to go out and tour and see where we can take this."

Good Time
Arc Angels Lyrics

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was hangin' out with some friends of mine
Down in Hollywood just a wastin' time
I knew right then nobody could get me down
Cause I'm takin' myself out on the town

Were gonna have a good time

I didn't think it could get much better than this

And then Charlie said "I know a place"
So I went inside that's when I saw her face
And then I knew I was gonna have a good time

Were gonna have a good time

She was the finest thing that I ever did see
I walked over to her just beggin' her please
I said "Hey baby, Do you wanna go out with me"
You wanna know what she said, she said

Were gonna have a good time

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Arc Angels' "Good Time" describe a carefree night out with friends in Hollywood. The singer declares that nothing can bring him down, as he's enjoying himself too much. His friend Charlie suggests going to a place where the singer meets a beautiful woman. He immediately asks her out, and the woman responds positively, saying they're going to have a good time.

The song highlights the joy and freedom of living in the moment and not worrying about the future. The upbeat melody and energetic guitar riffs capture the spirit of having a good time with friends and meeting someone new. The lyrics portray an almost whimsical sense of optimism and hope, as the singer lives the night to its fullest.

Overall, "Good Time" is a tribute to youth, freedom, and the power of living in the moment. The escapism described in the lyrics offers a sense of liberation from life's troubles, and the upbeat melody encourages listeners to dance and enjoy every moment.

Line by Line Meaning

was hangin' out with some friends of mine
I was chilling with some buddies

Down in Hollywood just a wastin' time
In Hollywood, just killing time

I knew right then nobody could get me down
I felt invincible and like nothing could bring me down

Cause I'm takin' myself out on the town
I'm going out to have fun by myself

Were gonna have a good time
We're going to have a blast

I didn't think it could get much better than this
I thought it couldn't get any better

And then Charlie said "I know a place"
Then Charlie suggested a spot

So I went inside that's when I saw her face
I went inside the place and that's when I saw the girl

And then I knew I was gonna have a good time
And then I knew I was going to have a great time

She was the finest thing that I ever did see
She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen

I walked over to her just beggin' her please
I approached her, begging her to go out with me