Why You Should F***ing Love Arcane Roots
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If you’ve never heard of Arcane Roots, believe me – you’re missing out. As you read this, the prog-enamoured London-based trio are in the process of making big waves in the UK’s underground rock scene, winning fans left, right, centre, up, down, forward, backward, diagonally, and maybe inside-out if that’s even possible. Here are a few reasons why TMMP is set on raving about these guys until grey hair and the grave begin to beckon…
1) In This Town Of Such Weather.
You can be certain that sooner or later, Arcane Roots are going to drop a massive breakout hit – and when that time comes, it’ll be important to remind the world that their back catalogue is all killer, no filler too. For TMMP, In This Town Of Such Weather (from 2011 mini-album Left Fire) is a prime example of Arcane Roots at their best. Breathlessly frantic, joyously uplifting, gut-rippingly cathartic…you just have to listen to it before we continue:
2) They’re so perfectly balanced, they could join the circus.
Great musicians are like tightrope walkers, treading thin lines between extremes. Whether it’s loud/soft dynamics (as on Energy Is Never Lost, Just Redirected, the opening track from 2013 debut long-player Blood & Chemistry), technique and feel (see Sacred Shapes, also from Blood & Chemistry), or pop hooks and proggy expansiveness (Slow, another Blood & Chemistry tune), Arcane Roots hit sweet spots every time. Time to pause and play that last one:
3) Their latest song, If Nothing Breaks, Nothing Moves, is as addictive as heroin. Probably. It’s as addictive as Minecraft, at the very least.
If your life’s ambition is to throw all your achievements away and replace them with unemployment, homelessness, divorce, and child custody hearings, listening to this song on repeat while playing Minecraft could be the start of your very own slippery slope. If you get impatient, just add heroin.*
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*I’m sure you don’t need telling, but do hugs, not drugs.