Writing about and supporting Boston’s Arms And Sleepers are things I will never tire of. For close to a decade now, Max and Mirza’s music has played a huge role in my life, and any prospect of new A&S material will always raise my spirits. Following last year’s phenomenal Swim Team, Arms and Sleepers have […]
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REVIEW: Arms And Sleepers – ‘Swim Team’
October 24th, 2014 
Brian Leak Artist: Arms And Sleepers Album: Swim Team Genre: Chillwave, Trip-Hop Adding to a hefty catalog of LPs, EPs, and split releases riddled with lush tones, intricate instrumentals, ethereal auras, smooth beats and soothing vocal samples, Boston’s Arms and Sleepers are back, post-hiatus, with Swim Team, their fifth full-length studio effort since forming in 2006. Opening […]
Arms and Sleepers Stream “Tiger Tempo” From ‘Swim Team’
September 12th, 2014 Brian Leak We’ve been hyping the forthcoming Arms And Sleepers album since we found out it was a thing and we’ll continue to do so up until its October 28 release — and after. The Boston duo have released a few cuts so far and today we’ve been gifted yet another from their fifth LP, Swim Team. […]
Join Arms and Sleepers’ “Swim Team” For One Of Summer’s Last Appropriately Seasonal Singles
August 26th, 2014 Brian Leak There’s been an influx of new music as of late from bands and genres that we tend to cover heavily here at UTG, but one act I’ve backed since 2006 is Arms and Sleepers, and after hearing their newest material, my support is still as strong as ever. Basically, take the time to experience their […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Arms and Sleepers
July 11th, 2012 Brian Leak UTG is pleased to bring you this exclusive interview with experimental duo, Arms and Sleepers! In the six short years since the pair’s inception, they’ve been hard at work, releasing over 15 influential experimental albums, EPs, and splits with friends such as Lymbyc Systym and The American Dollar. In April of this year, Arms and […]
Arms & Sleepers Release ‘Instrumentals’
March 25th, 2015 Brian Leak I’ve gushed about Boston’s Arms & Sleepers a lot over the years. Their music means a lot to me and that’ll never change. So in return, the least I can do is spread the word on any and everything they do. Their most recent undertaking, following 2014’s fantastic Swim Team, includes an 8-track release of […]
Arms & Sleepers Stream Their Excellent New LP, ‘Swim Team,’ In Full
October 22nd, 2014 Brian Leak Boston duo Arms & Sleepers have a brand new, post-hiatus LP set to release on October 28. We were lucky enough to have a listen awhile back and have been waiting anxiously for it to officially drop. Today, we have the opportunity to stream the 11-track effort in full over at HuffPost. Summer might be […]
Stream Two New Tracks From Arms & Sleepers
May 30th, 2014 Brian Leak It’s Friday and I just wanna chill the day away; melt into the weekend with my eyes closed. These two new chillcore trip-hop jams from Arms & Sleepers will serve as the soundtrack on an endless loop. I’ve been awaiting new music from this Boston duo for some time. Black Paris 86 and Matador are […]
Arms & Sleepers Announce New Album, Possibly Titled ‘M-I-A-M-I’
July 23rd, 2013 Brian Leak We’re ecstatic to learn that after a previous brief hiatus, Max and Mirza, the duo that make up New England’s ambient trip-hop outfit, Arms & Sleepers, have announced that they are working on, and will be releasing, a brand new album. In a partially cryptic reveal yesterday, A&S posted single letter statuses via Facebook that […]
I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
December 19th, 2014 Brian Leak This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
Here’s Why It’s Okay To Think That Fall Out Boy Song Isn’t All That Great
January 14th, 2015 Brian Leak This James Shotwell-opposing diss track began as a joke and gradually got a little heated. I was heckling him about his swooning over Fall Out Boy’s newly-released “Fourth Of July.” He gave me the title and suggested I write an anti-piece based on things I said. So here I am, probably more scathing and critical […]