Good Arrows

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Good Arrows
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Studio album by Tunng
Released August 27, 2007
Recorded 2006
Genre Folktronica [1]
Length42:54
Label Full Time Hobby FTH040
Thrill Jockey
Tunng chronology
Comments of the Inner Chorus
(2006)
Good Arrows
(2007)
...And Then We Saw Land
(2010)
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Good Arrows is the English band Tunng's third album, released in August 2007 on Full Time Hobby in the UK and Thrill Jockey in the U.S. and Canada.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Tunng band

Tunng are an English folk music band. They are often associated with the folktronica genre, due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. Tunng are often noted for their use of strange instruments, including sea shells.

Full Time Hobby British record label

Full Time Hobby is an independent record label formed in London in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as Timber Timbre, Tunng, Micah P. Hinson, Michael Nau, Katie Von Schleicher and White Denim.

Contents

A limited edition version of the album was also released which contained two extra tracks: "Wood" and "Clump".

Track listing

  1. "Take" (Sam Genders, Tunng) – 3:24
  2. "Bricks" (Genders, Tunng) – 4:19
  3. "Hands" (Genders, Tunng) – 3:40
  4. "Bullets" (Genders, Tunng) – 5:58
  5. "Soup" (Mike Lindsay, Tunng) – 3:32
  6. "Spoons" (Lindsay, Tunng) – 1:58
  7. "King" (Ben Bickerton, Tunng) – 3:06
  8. "Arms" (Genders, Tunng) – 5:16
  9. "Secrets" (Genders, Lindsay, Tunng) – 3:31
  10. "String" (Genders, Becky Jacobs, Tunng) – 2:44
  11. "Cans" (Genders, Phil Winter, Tunng) – 5:26
  12. "Wood" [extra track on limited CD] – 4:46
  13. "Clump" [extra track on limited CD] – 4:31

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References

  1. Gill, Andy (14 June 2013). "Album review: Tunng, Turbines (Full Time Hobby)". The Independent . Retrieved 9 October 2016.