New release noted on Cabin Essence Blog

First The Flames, Now The Arrows

There is little argument that Cape Town, my hometown, is the most beautiful city in South Africa. But the surf city, Durban, has something of a reputation for musica talent, and Beach Boys fans should know that Flames hail from there. Now, a new musical force has emerged from Durban and is ready to take on the world by releasing their first full-length album, Make Believe.
The Arrows are a duo consisting of singer and songwriter Pamela De Menezes and drummer and manager Christie Desfontaine. They play a brand of pop music that contains elements of classical, jazz, dance and indie-pop. However, the key features of the music are Pamela’s strong vehicles and a driving creativity which makes the music hard to categorise but easy to listen to.

This is also a group of deep convictions – the group is open about their Christian faith and the reason for making the music.  However, this shouldn’t put off non-believers -it gives their music a sense of purpose and passion. The lyrics are anything but cliched -focussing on corruption in the world and the challenges of faith in the 21st century.

Standout tracks include the beautiful title track and Lovesick, which is getting extensive airplay on most South African radio stations and manages to be a dance-floor stomper, pop classic and intelligent indie track at the same time.  South Africans would do well to head to their nearest record store while those overseas can download from Amazon.  It’s great to have this musical creativity from South Africa and highly recommend it to all readers.


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