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]

  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.