Location: Canada Ontario – Genre: Gothic Rock/Ambient, New Age, Ambient Mood.
Amy’s Arms is a smooth dark music landscape perfect for those nights you want to alone or mixing with a few friends. Best described as Gothic lounge music it contains a mix of low frequency ballads to more upbeat tracks that could be layered into dance beats by the right DJ.
The band is made of Siren a strong, gorgeous vocalist capable of slow ballads in the title track Amy’s Arms, and more upbeat tracks like Blood on the Rocks. You can even catch an impish playfulness in Dark ‘n Cozy. Whether withered sorrow or dark celebration the vocals are crisp. Mr. Ratt does an excellent job with programming and bass keeping the beat inline with the emotion of each track.
The influences for the music range from the darker edge of Japanese Visual Kei to U.S. and European beats. Themes span from love, despair, vampires and a lot more in a dark Victorian Gothic style.
Overall this is a neat mix of very listenable music for those looking for some dark Gothic Victorian with a taste of humor and irony.
Unfamiliar Landscapes :: track list
1. Amy’s Arms: 4:10 * +
2. Blood on the Rocks: 5:28 *
3. Dark ‘n Cozy: 5:06 * +
4. Wicked Game: 4:14 +
5. No One Will Know: 2:50 +
6. Sanctus: 4:55
7. Unfamiliar Landscapes: 5:23
Total Playtime: 32:06
* Samples available on CD Baby
+ Samples available on Amy’s Arms in MySpace
You can also catch a few videos online like the ones here.
Available from:
Amazon
CD Baby
iTunes
Sites of interest
Amy’s Arms (Official), but she is a little tired so you might want to try Amy’s Arms in MySpace.