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Arrows of Desire
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:35
LabelFrostbyte Media Inc.
ProducerMatthew Good
Matthew Good chronology
Lights of Endangered Species
(2011)
Arrows of Desire
(2013)
Chaotic Neutral
(2015)
Singles from Arrows of Desire
  1. "Had It Coming"
    Released: May 27, 2013
  2. "Arrows of Desire"
    Released: September 4, 2013

Arrows of Desire is the sixth solo album by Matthew Good. The album's first single, Had It Coming, was released on May 27.[1] The album was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2014 Juno Awards.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #6 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[4] selling 4,900 copies in its first week.[5] It is Good's only album to chart in the United States, reaching #46 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[6]

Inspiration

In an interview with The Huffington Post, Matthew stated that his inspiration for Arrows of Desire came from the rock bands that he listened to in his youth.[7] Good specifically mentions The Pixies and Afghan Whigs as key influences when he was writing songs for the record.[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Good.

No.TitleLength
1."Arrows of Desire"4:06
2."Via Dolorosa"4:02
3."Had It Coming"2:40
4."We're Long Gone"2:09
5."So Close"3:42
6."Garden of Knives"5:29
7."Mutineering"5:05
8."Hey Hell Heaven"3:51
9."Guns of Carolina"4:42
10."Letters In Wartime"6:45

Personnel

  • Matthew Good - guitar, vocals
  • Milos Angelov - bass
  • Jimmy Reid - lead guitar
  • Anthony Wright - piano, keyboards
  • Pat Steward - drums
  • Joel Livesey - recording engineer

References

  1. ^ Brophy, Aaron (27 May 2013). "LISTEN: Matthew Good Debuts New Song 'Had It Coming'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 JUNO AWARD NOMINEES" (PDF). junoawards.ca. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Canadian Albums : Oct 12, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "DRAKE SCORES THIRD STRAIGHT NUMBER ONE ALBUM" (PDF). Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  7. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/01/matthew-good-arrows-of-desire-pixies_n_4020475.html
  8. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/01/matthew-good-arrows-of-desire-pixies_n_4020475.html