The Sound of Arrows

The Sound of Arrows
OriginGävle, Sweden
GenresSynthpop, dream pop, indie pop
Years active2006–present
LabelsGeffen, Labrador, Neon Gold, Skies Above
MembersStefan Storm
Oskar Gullstrand

The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish electronic music duo originally from Gävle, and now based in Stockholm. The duo, consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm,[1] have remixed tracks for artists such as Lady Gaga,[2] Alphabeat,[3] The Naked and Famous,[4] Natalia Kills[5] and Nicole Scherzinger.[6] They also produced the song "Shoot the Bullet" for electropop artist Queen of Hearts.

The band's song "Into the Clouds" was among the most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom for the week of 20 September 2009.[7] Their major-label debut single, "Nova", was released in March 2011 by Geffen Records, and its accompanying music video premiered on Popjustice on 21 February 2011.[8] The follow-up single "Magic" was released in August 2011, having previously been used in a television commercial for the Mitsubishi Outlander car.[9] The duo's debut album, Voyage, was released in November 2011. In 2015, the band announced plans to release a second album.[10] On 17 March 2017, the band released the single "Beautiful Life", their first in five years. Their second album Stay Free was released on their own label in October 2017 on transparent vinyl record and CD through the band's website and in digital form, to mixed reviews.[11] Their music has been described as "more heavenly Swedish dream-pop".[7]

Discography

Main article: The Sound of Arrows discography
  • Voyage (2011)
  • Stay Free (2017)

Awards and nominations

Musiclip Festival

The Musiclip Festival is an annual Spanish festival of music, audiovisual arts and music video.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "Magic" Best International Music Video[12] Won

P3 Gold Awards

The P3 Gold Award is an annual music award held by Swedish Sveriges Radio.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Voyage Best Pop Artist[13] Nominated

Scandipop Awards

The Scandipop Awards are an annual British online music award.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 The Sound of Arrows Best Group[14][15] Nominated
Voyage Best Group Album[14][15] Nominated
The Sound of Arrows Readers Favourite of 2011[14][15] Nominated

Miscellaneous accolades

Year Nominated work Accolade Nominator
2011 Voyage Idolator's Favorite 10 albums Out of '11[16] Idolator
Top Albums of the Year 2011 (#1)[17] Bop 2 Pop
Top 20 Albums of 2011 (#1)[18] Hits From Another Planet
The Top 31 LP’s of ’11 (#12)[19] AdemWithAnE.com
The Top 33 Albums of 2011 (#3)[20] Popjustice
Best Album 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#5)[21]
— Best New Act to properly get going in 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#4)[21]
Most Underrated Pop Act 2011 (Readers' Poll) (#7)[21]
"Nova" The Top 45 Singles of 2011 (#33)[22]
EQ's Top 100 Singles of 2011 (#30)[23] EQ Music Blog
"Nova" (Tiësto Remix) TOP100 2011 (#62)[24] KISS FM
"Ruins of Rome" The Singles of 2011 (#23)[25] Neon Gold Records

See also

References

  1. ^ Lester, Paul (28 August 2009). "New band of the day – No 617: The Sound of Arrows". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ "The Remix – Lady Gaga". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Alphabeat – 'Hole In My Heart' (The Sound Of Arrows mix)". Popjustice. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. ^ "The Naked & Famous – 'Young Blood' (The Sound Of Arrows mix)". Popjustice. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  5. ^ ""Zombie (Remixes) – EP" von Natalia Kills" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc. January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Right There: Nicole Scherzinger". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  7. ^ a b "The hottest downloads". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers. 20 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Sound the Sound Of Arrows siren: here is 'Nova'". Popjustice. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  9. ^ "BBDO ad goes for test drive". Financial Post. National Post. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "The Sound Of Arrows interview: "Time passes by fast" - Popjustice". 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-14. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ^ "The Sound of Arrows - Stay Free". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Ganadores Musiclip 2011" (in Spanish). Musiclip Festival. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Årets pop" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  14. ^ a b c "The 2012 Scandipop Awards: The nominations!". Scandipop. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  15. ^ a b c "The 2012 Scandipop Awards: The Winners!". Scandipop. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  16. ^ Daw, Robbie (29 November 2011). "2011's Best Albums: Idolator's Favorite 10 Out Of '11". Idolator. Buzz Media. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  17. ^ "Our Picks for Top Albums of the Year 2011". Bop 2 Pop. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Hits From Another Planet: Top 20 Albums of 2011". Hits From Another Planet. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  19. ^ "THE TOP 31 LP'S OF '11 > No. 12. THE SOUND OF ARROWS – VOYAGE". AdemWithAnE.com. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  20. ^ "2011: The 33 Best Albums". Popjustice. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  21. ^ a b c "2011: The 2011 Popjustice Readers' Poll". Popjustice. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  22. ^ "2011: The 45 Best Singles". Popjustice. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  23. ^ "EQ's Top 100 Singles Of 2011 – Top Picks featuring Bright Light Bright Light, Nina, The Young Professionals, Adrian Lux ft. The Good Natured, Beth Ditto, Adam Tyler, Darren Hayes, Frankmusik, Johnny Lazer and Sirpaul". EQ Music Blog. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  24. ^ "Результаты KISS FM TOP100!". KISS FM. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  25. ^ "The Singles of 2011". Neon Gold Records. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.