The Poison Arrows share a track off their upcoming fifth album, ‘Crime and Soda,’ out June 16th, 2023 on Vinyl and Digital formats via Los Angeles based label Solid Brass Records.

The Poison Arrows formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 2006 with Adam Reach on drums, Patrick Morris on bass (ex: Don Caballero), and Justin Sinkovich (ex: Thumbnail, Atombombpocketknife) on guitar, keyboards, and vocals. On the heels of 2022’s ‘War Regards’ and after fifteen years of musical telepathy, ‘Crime and Soda,’ is arguably the most balanced offering from The Poison Arrows.

‘Mercurial Moments Erased’ opens The Poison Arrow’s upcoming fifth album ‘Crime and Soda,’ with one of the Chicago trio’s quintessential obtuse lock groove constructions. Featuring former members of Don Caballero, Thumbnail (Numero), and Atombombpocketknife, the band’s 90s-influenced moody telepathic musicianship sets the stage in the vein of FACS, Protomartyr, and Girls Against Boys for this tale of absorbing unpredictable changes in a loved one’s temperament and finding solace in deleting it from one’s own memory bank.

“When we started playing together after the Covid lockdown, this was in the first batch of songs we started writing. The song fell into place quickly and naturally and was the clear choice to open the album. The guitar, bass, and drums lock right into what I perceive to be our sound at this point after years of playing together, then the track deviates into some interesting directions highlighting different ideas and instruments. I lived out in the middle of the woods for most of the pandemic with my wife and two dogs, so I had a lot of time to reflect. The name and lyrics came from those heady times, and finding solace in forgiving and forgetting people’s negative actions and energy.” Justin Sinkovich, The Poison Arrows

<a href="https://thepoisonarrows.bandcamp.com/album/crime-and-soda">Crime and Soda by The Poison Arrows</a>

All of the tracks on this record have a distinct direction and story behind the lyrics. All of the tracks were written together on these weekends that were inspired by friends’ bands who operate remotely and offered words of advice and encouragement. The album is available digitally and on two vinyl LP color variants with art designed as always by their enigmatic and iconic co-conspirator David Babbitt.

Headline photo: David Babbitt

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