The Arrows - Make Believe
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Are you like me and missing the days of creative Christian music? I can state it no simpler than this: The Arrows are the best example of intelligent faith-based artistry I’ve heard in a long, long time.
That’s not hyperbole on my part. The Arrows are the kind of artist Steve Taylor’s Squint Entertainment would have quickly sought after given the chance. More recently, I could envision the internationally-minded Inpop Records pursuing this Durban, South Africa duo for their label. But while I’d love to start a campaign to get The Arrows signed, it’s just not necessary nowadays with independent music. Frankly, a Christian record label would only find a way to screw up a very good thing—there’s no way this group would fit in with today’s stale Christian radio format.
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I’m always looking for a new artist with a fresh sound, especially one that could spark the Christian music scene. A friend of mine (thanks Ed!) just turned me on to a group called The Arrows, hailing from South Africa. Never heard of them? No worries, neither had I until the other day . That’s because they’re only starting to make some waves on the indie circuit here in America. I could make comparisons to Feist, Ingrid Michaelson, and other quirky indie stalwarts with jazzy undertones, but frankly I think this is so much better. Maybe you’d best just hear them for yourselves in this fan-made YouTube video for their 6-minute song, “In the Words of Satan”—clever stuff, reminiscent of C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters. (And yes, the duo has other faith-inspired songs—look for a review soon.) Video after the jump.
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