The Arcs
{{Short description|American garage rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Arcs
| image = The Arcs 2015.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = The Arcs performing at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio on December 4, 2015
| genre = {{hlist|Garage rock|soul|rhythm and blues|psychedelic rock}}
| alias =
| origin =
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = {{hlist|Nonesuch|Easy Eye Sound}}
| associated_acts = The Black Keys
| website = http://www.thearcs.com/
| current_members = Dan Auerbach
Leon Michels
Nick Movshon
Homer Steinweiss
| past_members = Richard Swift
}}
The Arcs are an American garage rock band formed by Dan Auerbach, the guitarist and vocalist of the Black Keys. The band consists of Auerbach, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, and formerly Richard Swift, who died in 2018. They released their debut album Yours, Dreamily, in 2015. Their second album, Electrophonic Chronic, was released in January 2023.
History
Auerbach announced this side project after performing on the Governors Ball in 2015.{{cite web|title = Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Unveils New Side Project: The Arcs| date=9 June 2015 |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/black-keys-dan-auerbach-unveils-new-side-project-the-arcs-20150609|publisher=Rollingstone.com|accessdate = 2015-09-29}} The group's first album, Yours, Dreamily, was released on September 4, 2015. Members include Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, and Richard Swift, along with contributions from Kenny Vaughan and Flor de Toloache.{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUvhPrtBgPs|accessdate = 2015-09-29|title = Styker Interviews Dan Auerbach & Richard Swift from The Arcs| date=September 2015 |publisher=Youtube.com}} The Arcs performed at the 2016 Coachella Festival along with Wayhome and Osheaga.{{cite web |url=https://www.coachella.com/splash/ |title=Coachella |accessdate=2018-02-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220212214/http://www.coachella.com/splash/ |archivedate=2014-12-20 }} Swift died in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/richard-swift-dead-at-41/|title=Richard Swift Dead at 41|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|date=July 3, 2018|website=Pitchfork|access-date=October 13, 2022}}
A second album was first announced by the band while touring in 2015 but failed to materialize.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6777856/dan-auerbach-arcs-new-album-black-friday|title=Dan Auerbach Says The Arcs Are 'Really Close' to Wrapping Second Album As Black Friday EP Drops|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-08-31}} On October 13, 2022, the band announced their second studio album, Electrophonic Chronic, which was released on January 27, 2023, through Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label. The announcement coincided the release of the album's lead single, "Keep on Dreamin'". The album features the band's full original lineup, including Swift. It was recorded primarily before Swift's death, at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, and Michels' Diamond Mine studio in Queens, New York. It was co-produced by Auerbach and Michels. In the album's press release, Auerbach said, "This new record is all about honoring Swift. It's a way for us to say goodbye to him, by revisiting him playing and laughing, singing. It was heavy at times, but I think it was really helpful to do it."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-arcs-announce-first-album-in-8-years-share-video-for-new-song-watch/|title=The Arcs Announce First Album in 8 Years, Share Video for New Song: Watch|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=October 13, 2022|website=Pitchfork|access-date=October 13, 2022}}
Members
Current members
- Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, electric guitar (2015–present)
- Leon Michels – farfisa organ, synthesizer, electric guitar, drum pads (2015–present)
- Nick Movshon – bass guitar (2015–present)
- Homer Steinweiss – drums, percussion, bass guitar (2015–present)
Former members
- Richard Swift – drums, percussion, keyboards, drum pads, backing vocals (2015–2018; his death)
Contributors
- Flor de Toloache – lead vocals, backing vocals, trumpet, violin, vihuela
- Kenny Vaughan – baritone guitar, electric guitar
Discography
=Albums=
=EPs=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Label |
|---|
| 2015
| The Arcs vs. The Inventors Vol. I | Nonesuch Records |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US AAA {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2023-03-11/|title=Adult Alternative Airplay: Week of March 11, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 18, 2023}} |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |2015
|"Stay in My Corner / Tomato Can" | — | rowspan="3" |{{center|Yours, Dreamily,}} |
| "Outta My Mind / My Mind"
| — |
| "Put a Flower in Your Pocket"
| — |
| 2016
|"Lake Superior" | — |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| rowspan="3" |2022
|"Keep on Dreamin'" | — | rowspan="3" |{{center|Electrophonic Chronic}} |
| "Heaven Is A Place"
| — |
| "Eyez"
| 13 |
= Music videos =
- "Outta My Mind"
- "Put a Flower in Your Pocket"
- "Keep on Dreamin'"
References
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Category:American garage rock groups
Category:American indie rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in the United States