The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish

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duo originally from Gävle, and now based in Stockholm. The duo, consisting of Oskar Gullstrand and Stefan Storm, have remixed tracks for artists such as

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, Alphabeat,

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and

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. They also produced the song "Shoot the Bullet" for electropop artist

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. The band's song " Into the Clouds" was among the most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom for the week of 20 September 2009. Their major-label debut single, " Nova", was released in March 2011 by

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, and its accompanying music video premiered on

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on 21 February 2011. The follow-up single "

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" was released in August 2011, having previously been used in a television commercial for the

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car. The duo's debut album, ''

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'', was released in November 2011. In 2015, the band announced plans to release a second album. On 17 March 2017, the band released the single "Beautiful Life", their first in five years. Their second album '' Stay Free'' was released on their own label in October 2017 on transparent vinyl record and CD through the band's website and in digital form, to mixed reviews. The Sound of Arrows have been compared to English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, and their music has been described as "more heavenly Swedish dream-pop".

Discography

* ''

'' (2011) * '' Stay Free'' (2017)

Awards and nominations

Musiclip Festival

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" , Best International Music Video ,

P3 Guld Awards

The P3 Guld award is an annual music award held by Swedish Sveriges Radio. , - , 2012 , ''Voyage'' , Best Pop Artist ,

Scandipop Awards

The Scandipop Awards are an annual British online music award. , - , rowspan="3", 2012 , The Sound of Arrows , Best Group , , - , ''Voyage'' , Best Group Album , , - , The Sound of Arrows , Readers Favourite of 2011 ,

Miscellaneous accolades

References

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