Drawback

So, a couple of blogs have reviewed our EP, To Live Honestly. It's been well received but each review has called me out on one thing: the fact that the blurb I included on our bandcamp about TLH, does not communicate the same message as the lyrics. Here's the original blurb:

We started to write TLH when Noah joined the band on drums. That was at the end of the summer in 2013. He brought a really cool energy to the band that we never had before. We wrote all of the songs together. I handled all of the lyrics. I was going through a huge transition in my life at the time. TLH is about not laying down and settling for a mediocre life. It's about living in fashion that fosters happiness to the fullest extent. -Tim

After reading it a few times over, I realize that I didn't word this correctly. TLH isn't about refusing to settle for a mediocre life, so much as it's about the experiences that led me to this realization. The lyrics of TLH are about the end of a relationship, a lament for lost time, realizing that honesty with yourself is more important than anything, and dealing with loss. Life experiences inspired the lyrics. They also made me realize that it is so important to live honestly, and to surround yourself with good people. 

So yes, the lyrics don't line up with this original blurb. They can be dark in places, and aren't nearly as optimistic. The lyrics were written long before I understood what living honestly means. But that is ultimately where those experiences led me. 

Check the reviews out here:

Funeral Sounds

Craig Reviews Music

Listen to To Live Honestly here, downloads are free:

Colin, Matt, and Noah killing it at our last show.

Photos by Chloe:

http://drawbackva.bandcamp.com

Photos by Chloe:

Here's the album art to out new EP.

"To Live Honestly"

We're opening up for Listener next week at Club Relevant. We have tickets to sell, come hang out.

Listener @ Club Relevant

On July 7th we entered the studio at 10 in the morning. We left at 4 am the next day. The entire EP has been tracked, it'll be out soon.

Alright so we've got a couple of cool things going on in the month of July: Two shows as of now. The first is July 3rd at College Park All Ages. The second is Cardinal's record release at the Nest, on July 14th. Here's are the event pages:

Arrows In Her @ College Park All Ages Cardinal Record Release

We're going into the studio on July 7th to record our new EP. Title, track list, and artwork will probably be posted within the next week. It will hopefully be released by the end of the month. We're in the process of getting some shirts printed. We will most likely have them at Cardinal's record release. Tentative price set at $7/$8.

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