Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys is clearly a man who likes to keep busy, han… Read Full Bio ↴Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys is clearly a man who likes to keep busy, handling plenty of production assignments and backing like-minded artists during his downtime from the band, and in 2015, after the Black Keys took some time off after drummer Patrick Carney suffered a shoulder injury, Auerbach decided to make productive use of the hiatus by launching a new side project. The Arcs were formed by Auerbach and Leon Michaels, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the studio crew on Auerbach's production projects for Dr. John and Lana Del Rey. Telling the press "I just wanted to do my thing and get extra weird," Auerbach headed into the studio with Michaels and a handful of friends and colleagues, including Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Richard Swift, and Kenny Vaughan. The Arcs made their debut with a 7" vinyl single released to independent music stores to commemorate the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao title fight in May 2015. A-side "Stay in My Corner" and the flip "Tomato Can" were songs inspired by Auerbach's passion for boxing, and "Stay in My Corner" also appeared on the Arcs' debut album, Yours, Dreamily, which was recorded in a handful of freewheeling sessions lasting less than two weeks. Yours, Dreamily appeared on Nonesuch Records in September 2015.

Biography by Mark Deming

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The Arcs Lyrics

Took a fast train to Eden
Where Johnny took quite the beating
Picking up the pieces of a broken shell
The shell
Stumblin' down dead end streets
With every soul sucker he meets
Living like a king by the gates of hell
Of hell

The more he comes, the more he goes

The less he learns, the more he knows
He had your heart, but it never shows
The more he comes, the more he goes

Bones in the ball and bathroom
The kids from the back of the classroom
Each one a monster of might
Of might
Finer things so you can live better
Loafers and a cashmere sweater
Everyone's a worker in the diamond mines
The mines

The more he comes, the more he goes
The less he learns, the more he knows
He had your heart, but it never shows
The more he comes, the more he goes

The more he comes, the more he goes
The less he learns, the more he knows
He had your heart, but it never shows
The more he comes, the more he goes

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Written by: Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels

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