“We wanted something simple because all of our other titles have been so long-winded,” gossamer-tongued vocalist Darroh Sudderth said of the title, talking to a local Texan newspaper about the record. “We also just wanted to keep it simple because after all, you know, it’s a rock album.”
Fair to Midland can't really be termed a rock band but by the same token, Fair to Midland aren’t your typical metal band. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that would be prepared to go on record to say that they were. In fact, some metalheads would begrudgingly agree to insert them into that category to begin with. The band’s signature sounds are bright piano lines, bluegrass twang and angelic twee moments tangling deftly with devastatingly hulking riffs, hitting like a freight train desperately trying to halt itself. Sure, the latter element is as hard as steel can be, but the former parts just don’t compute.
But on Arrows, it does. It really, really does.