WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS, by Arms and Sleepers

WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS

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1.	Go Now (Don't Look Back) 03:01		buy track
2.	It's Easy 02:51 video		buy track
3.	Fathers And Sons 02:37 video		buy track
4.	O-R-I-O-N (feat. YEYEY) 02:49 video	lyrics	buy track
I’m not a jealous guy Just want to take you for a ride in my whip I’m walking off a genocide They bought a plague And sold us slaves I got flies in my winter Talking ‘bout a cavalcade (I walk alone) They’re saving (I walk alone the best that I can, but I’m ashamed) They’re saving their lives For what? Fame? I’m not a jealous guy Just wanna take you for a ride in my whip I’m working off a genocide I’m not a jealous guy Just wanna take you for a ride in my whip I’m walking off a genocide They wanna play? Then show the stains I got flies in my winter Talking ‘bout a cavalcade They’re saving our lives For what? Fame? Forsaking their lies for the blame Forsaking their lives for the blame I’m not a jealous guy I wanna take you for a ride in my whip I’m working off a genocide (Give - give - give) I give (Give - give - give) I give you (Give - give - give) I give (Give - give - give) I give you (Give - give - give) I give (Give - give - give) I give you (Give - give - give) I give (Give - give - give) I give you (Give - give - give)
5.	Nautica 02:06		buy track
6.	Have You Gone To The Moon Yet? 05:03		buy track
7.	Belfast (feat. Sofia Insua) 05:19 video	lyrics	buy track
Give me a minute Give me an hour I tried to hear you It’s just not what I thought you’d say I need a minute Maybe an hour Give me a reason It’s easier to leave this way Cause I’m here not there And I can’t see things in the same way, anyway Don’t expect me to go through this and stay I made me a promise No looking back Leaving is honest And honesty will almost always make it right Even if you never set foot back here You can never make a place like this just disappear No matter the timing No matter the pace A place like this will always be the place I’m still here not there I still can’t see things your way Cause I’m here not there And I can’t see things in the same way, anyway Don’t expect me to go through this and stay And I thought you’d care And I thought, and I thought you’d care And I thought you’d care But I don’t feel that from you anymore And I thought you’d care Ahh Yes, I thought you’d care But I don’t feel like you do anymore Tell me what you are Tell me what you want Tell me why you’re running so fast And I can’t see things in the same way anyway And I thought you’d care (go through this and stay) Cause I’m here not there And I thought you And I can’t see things your way anyway Anymore But I don’t feel like you do Tell me what you are Tell me what you want Tell me why you’ve gone so damn far Ahhh Ahhhhh Ahhh Ahhhhh Somewhere in Belfast Somewhere Somewhere in Belfast Somewhere in Belfast
8.	Yesterday's Sorrow 01:42		buy track
9.	Heart of Night 01:59		buy track
10.	The Art of Dying 03:23		buy track
11.	Anaconda 03:30		buy track
12.	Gasp 01:09		buy track
13.	Blood Song (feat. Andreas Schütz) 05:10 video	lyrics	buy track
Tell me, where it is Storm, storms Gender of the blossoms, and of blood Intrinsically or necessity Every day of yesterday Tell me about that moment From earth to moon
14.	My Home Is A Vessel Floating Through An Abstract Space Towards Ports Unknown 02:30		buy track
15.	Blue Ride / Hell's Rain 02:43		buy track
16.	Melodie 02:15		buy track
17.	Who You Were Before 04:04		buy track

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Innocence: Tracks 1-5
Melancholy: Tracks 6-9
Rupture: Tracks 10-13
Reflection: Tracks 14-17

An arresting exploration of the artist's personal experience of fleeing war-torn Bosnia in the early 1990s, the tragic death of his father in that conflict and how the war in Ukraine echoes these difficult memories, ‘What Tomorrow Brings’ is the breathtaking new full-length release from international artist, producer and prolific creative, Arms and Sleepers.

Formed in 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts and now based in Berlin, Germany; Arms and Sleepers is the electronic trip hop project of producer Mirza Ramic (formerly a duo with Max Lewis), who has subsequently released 13 full albums and 20 EPs of glitched-out grooves that take as much inspiration from leftfield hip hop experimentalism as they do from the slowburn ambience and panoramic euphoria of contemporary post-rock.

His forthcoming 14th full-length album, ‘What Tomorrow Brings’ is a breathtaking aural account that charts the life-changing journey of being forced out of your home over four distinct, musical sections. Initially inspired by watching Kenneth Branagh’s award-winning coming-of-age drama Belfast as the fighting in Ukraine broke out, MIrza found himself reflecting on his own experience as a child and how it has formed the man he is today. As such, the album’s four sections, titled ‘Innocence’, ‘Melancholy’, ‘Rupture’ and ‘Reflection’, serve as the reification of the life and experience that Mirza lost as well as a representation of the identity he has since shaped for himself.

Whereas more recent Arms and Sleepers releases, such as 2022’s full-length ‘former kingdoms’, are peppered with the sultry saxophone refrains, syncopated 16ths and smoky ambience of a New York jazz bar; ‘What Tomorrow Brings’ is instead acute and driving, with complex drum breaks reminiscent of powerful post-rock acts such as BATTLES, Mogwai and Caspian brought insistently and urgently to the fore.

Both taken from the album’s ‘Innocence’ section, instrumental opener ‘Go Now (Don’t Look Back)’ says all that it needs to without saying a word, whilst the following track and half of the record’s leading double single ‘It’s Easy’ tells a deeply personal story. Mirza says that “‘It's Easy’ was written with my father in mind, who was killed in the war in Bosnia in 1993. I was thinking about how ‘easy’ it could have been for there to not be a war and for people, including my dad, to not be killed senselessly.”

Mirza, however, is also trying hard not to let the past affect his optimism for a better future; “In some ways, it could be very ‘easy’ to avoid war, and so this song was written from the perspective of an innocent, somewhat naïve child for whom something like war and violence make absolutely no sense whatsoever.” The propulsive, kick-heavy beats, haunting piano arpeggios and staccato bass lines of ‘It’s Easy’ drive the track along against all odds as the titular, two-word refrain drifts in and out of focus, as much beautiful found-sound sonic texture as it is masterfully silent storytelling.

An audible crossroads of the boy he was, the person he could’ve been and the man he has since become; ‘What Tomorrow Brings’ is proof that, as Arms and Sleepers, Mirza Ramic continues to blur the boundaries between genre, heritage, expectation and influence in order to produce a collection of music that is new, vital and extraordinary.

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released March 1, 2024

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All songs written, performed and produced by Mirza Ramic

Except:

13 written, performed and produced by Mirza Ramic and Andreas Schütz
Vocals on 4 written and performed by Ben Shepard
Vocals on 7 written and performed by Sofia Insua
Drums on 6, 7 and 8 performed by Andrew Nault
Additional bass on 8 performed by Lexxie Mathis
14 song title by G Peterso

Mixed by Pierre Navarron

Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw Mastering

Artwork by tehjj

(c) 2024 Mirza Ramic
(p) 2024 Arms and Sleepers
Under exclusive license to Pelagic Records

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Est. 2006
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May 3

Ideal Bar, VEGA

Copenhagen, Denmark
May 4

Downstairs at the Dome

London, UK
May 9

Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER

Ghent, Belgium
May 10

Dunk!Festival

Ghent, Belgium
May 12

Petersburg Art Space

Berlin, Germany
Aug 24

Pelagic Fest 2024

Maastricht, Netherlands

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