Artist of the Day | ARMS AKIMBO
ARTIST OF THE DAY
08.09.2021
ARMS AKIMBO
LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA, USA
GENRE
Indie Rock
CURRENT MEMBERS
Peter Schrupp
Matthew Sutton
Colin Boppell
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We were one week out from our first headlining full US tour. we of course had to cancel that and have yet to set it back up.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
it drastically affected us.we all took a long break and reassessed our wants. we had a band member leave the band and another move across the country. at the same time we built up a huge amount of music and now we're releasing new music that we're more excited than we've ever been to put out. and we also created a concept album where every song is paired with its own "episode" of a tv show that we're airing on all our social media. the show and album are called EAST LA, ETC and we are releasing it over the course of the next year.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
^ all of the above on time filling. we each had to get day jobs. matt works for a health company, colin just got a new customer service gig and i (peter) work as a mommy and me music teacher for little kids. i'd say mental health all comes in waves. i personally have a therapist now and i'm just working on tools to put my energy into the right things. it can be tough but i think a lot of that has more to do with the separation of people and our attachment to phones. a couple good relationships and a positive creative outlet have been the best resources for me.
As things are reopening & restrictions are lifting have you booked any new gigs? Tours? Etc? If your region is still under restriction, how are dealing with the Covid third wave?
We are setting up a tour for next year but no dates announced yet. honestly we're in no rush as long as we can keep releasing these songs. we miss performing like no other but as i heard recently "what is necessary is never difficult". i'd rather live safely and do what's necessary right now.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
featuring our buds Modern Original!
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
do me a favor and do 2 things. 1. listen to our new single "It Takes (Pilot)". If you like it, save it to a playlist you listen to :) 2. venmo $1 to a friend u miss.
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