me and my arrow

In their short period as a band, they've shared the stage with national acts such as Film School, The Mae Shi, Jupiter One, Sera Cahoone (Sub Pop) and many more. The nine piece got their name from the animated cult favorite, The Point, a movie in which a young, round headed boy named Oblio is born into an unusual kingdom in which everything and everybody is pointed.
Me and My Arrow strikes a finely tuned balance of dynamic energy and dreamy pop melodies. They have a high-powered sound that stands out in songs like Revolver and Oblio, while at the same time they manage to bring forward a symphonic organization of instrumentation in the epic track s.m.t.r.m.
Me And My Arrow formed in 2007 as a collective made up of producers and musicians from the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, all of whom currently, or previously hail from other know Minneapolis bands such as It From Bit, Parts For All Makes, The Future, and Plastic Chord to name a few.
"Borrowing liberally from the bombastic Brit-rock playbook, then bathing it in luxurious string arrangements, local nine-piece Me And My Arrow commands attention whenever it takes the stage. Leading the epic charge is former Seldomseen frontman and current Ice Palace guitarist and Sound Gallery Studios co-owner Jacob Grun, whose theatrically inclined tenor is perfectly tailored to scale the mountainous sonic backdrops erected by his bevy of bandmates. It’s a larger-than-average group with a larger-than-average sound, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see it graduate to larger-than-average stages as well." - Rob Van Alstyne, Twin Cities Decider
"With a name straight out of an early '70s children's cartoon and songs that carry a distinct air of whimsy and reckless abandon, there's a good chance that audience members at Me and My Arrow's show Saturday night will be left smiling and shaking their heads. The mammoth nine-piece band, including guitars, accordions, synths, and strings, will cram onto the tiny stage at the Entry to pummel the audience with their overwhelming, orchestral rock--think a slightly smaller, less cultish version of the Polyphonic Spree." - Andrea Swensson, City Pages Music Editor
"The group’s sound is as dramatically sweeping as its gargantuan numbers would suggest – they’re possibly the only nine piece band currently rocking tiny local stages" - Rob Van Alstyne, Twin Cities Metromix
"This is an amazing large group with much potential, using big soaring vocals, heavy strings and layers of guitar and percussion that may bring to mind other large groups like Arcade Fire (in scale, and big sound) yet darker, more psychedelic remniscent of: Pink Floyd, maybe Sonic Youth, a little bit Velvet Underground." - Cyn Collins
Here's a sneak peek at one of our newest songs live from our EP Release show at the Turf Club on April 25th, 2009.