About Us
Alex, Matt, Greg & James. Hearty, wholesome instrumental rock from the Midlands, est. 2010.
Biography
We are an instrumental four-piece from Birmingham, England.
After meeting up in a bar we (Alex Clarke (guitar), Greg Aston (bass), James Clarke (drums) and Matt Elton (guitar)) decided to put a band together in July of 2010. Since then we have gigged around our home town (and occasionally further afield) with the likes of The Cape Of Good Hope, Killer Yogi and God Damn, released a single called ‘On A Sea’ in May 2011, recorded our self titled EP with Michael Clarke at Hockley Street Studios and picked up the following nice words along the way:
“Beautiful. Love it. Absolutely love it.” - Paul Connop, The Jaccals
“Arbor Lights bring out my favourite drumbeat. They combine warm, chin-stroke-worthy riffs with ear-offending feedback. I like.”http://twitter.com/#!/whoopscareless
“I hate pausing the music I`m listening to, to hear something else. Your song is totally worth it.” - http://twitter.com/#!/winterchillz
After meeting up in a bar we (Alex Clarke (guitar), Greg Aston (bass), James Clarke (drums) and Matt Elton (guitar)) decided to put a band together in July of 2010. Since then we have gigged around our home town (and occasionally further afield) with the likes of The Cape Of Good Hope, Killer Yogi and God Damn, released a single called ‘On A Sea’ in May 2011, recorded our self titled EP with Michael Clarke at Hockley Street Studios and picked up the following nice words along the way:
“Beautiful. Love it. Absolutely love it.” - Paul Connop, The Jaccals
“Arbor Lights bring out my favourite drumbeat. They combine warm, chin-stroke-worthy riffs with ear-offending feedback. I like.”http://twitter.com/#!/whoopscareless
“I hate pausing the music I`m listening to, to hear something else. Your song is totally worth it.” - http://twitter.com/#!/winterchillz
Artists we also like
Explosions In The Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, Mono, Sigur Ros, ASIWYFA, Oceansize, etc etc.
Hello! We're Arbor Lights, and we are crafters of fine, hearty instrumental rock. We are from Birmingham in the UK. Sometimes we play loud, sometimes we play quiet.
We released our self-titled EP in March 2012; you can listen to it and download it for free at:
http://arborlights.bandcamp.com
