Nine songs. Nine years. Nine black holes. Each one a journey into the unknown. Nine soundtracks to nine concepts. Soaring peaks and dark canyons. Blazing light and deep space. A manifesto. An undertaking of magnitude, of ambition, with all the pain and glory that comes with such a preposterous quest. A labour of love. An expedition. An exploration of sound launched from a basecamp fuelled with classic ideals and mad ideas. Nine Summit climbs. Nine is The Arthur Brothers debut album.
A journey that began 9 orbits ago, when the talented brothers Matt and Danny Arthur met the producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist J. C. Wright, and they collectively embarked upon a colossal creative enterprise, a meandering musical adventure…. an undertaking that can only be described as...’art for art’s sake’. Nine was recorded in a dilapidated old warehouse in North London - now known as the ClearLight SoundCave - with broken windows, cracked concrete, parquet flooring and a cavernous sounding art-deco stairwell, which collectively feature heavily in the tonality and ambience of the album. A DIY approach ultimately flourishing into a majestic sonic proclamation.
With an eclectic batch of singles over the last two years, this London based artistic alliance have demonstrated that there are no boundaries in terms of what to expect from their musical creations. With accolades from radio and press globally, throw in two award winning animated videos, and it’s clear to see that The Arthur Brothers are showing a unique ingenuity and imaginative ambition that doesn’t come around often.
Classic and contemporary, Nine’s odyssey is a magical tour to another dimension. A timeless testimony of tireless intent. A challenging mission nearly aborted countless times due to heavy weather, heady heights, hard falls and battered psyches. An act of folly? Perhaps. But either way The Arthur Brother’s Nine is the documentation of this mission.
The Arthur Brothers Nine is available Sept 25th 2020 via ClearLight Records/Declared Goods.
“Albums of this scope are a true rarity, especially in the form of a debut release. The Arthur Brothers have delivered one of the most remarkable debut albums in years and years. Dripping with blood, sweat, and tears, ‘Nine’ definitely get a 10 from me, and will do from everyone else who discovers this essential space-bound debut.”
“Classic. Contemporary. Timeless. The Arthur Brothers have delivered an album like no other for a year like no other.’ ....sounds of the preposterously vast and epic kind. You could call it psych-rock. You could call it cosmic-pop. You could call it prog. I’m just going to call it essential.”
“Nine is crammed full of eclectic ideas and musical creativity”