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Formed in 2006, The Sound Of Arrows' meandering musical journey has covered indie label beginnings (their first two EPs were released via Swedish label, Labrador Records), dalliances with major labels (Geffen, to be precise), remixing for the likes of Lady Gaga, and, finally in 2011, self-releasing their debut album to rapturous reviews. Framed inside spectacular visuals Voyage arrived as if fully formed, a synth-soaked sonic adventure that aimed for the stars and helped redefine dance music's relationship to pop. Over five years since the release of that critically-adored debut album – recently listed as one of the best pop debuts of all time by Q magazine – Swedish widescreen pop practitioners The Sound Of Arrows, aka Stefan Storm and Oskar Gullstrand, are back with Stay Free. Lead by the sumptuous, late-90s-pop-inspired single Beautiful Life – think Pure Shores meets Play-era Moby meets Bittersweet Symphony - it's an album that builds on the synth-lead elegance of Voyage, but is more outward-looking, more personal, and more romantic. “We wanted to open the windows and let in some fresh air on this album,” explains Storm. “It's less conceptual than Voyage and a little more about us having two feet on the ground and maybe gazing up at the sky, rather than floating up this time.”