To Arms Etc

“A snapshot of the 21st
century playout with baroque undertones and an ear for a catchy tune."
UNCUT MAGAZINE,
- TERRY STAUNTON - UNCUT MAGAZINE

"...engaging, piano-powered, big-stride pop, widescreened with swathes of harmony vocals and rich textures of
cello, organ, bottleneck guitar and
skittish imagination."
PHILL SUTCLIFFE,
MOJO MAGAZINE - MOJO MAGAZINE

"...To Arms Etc debut luxuriates in the same balmy baroque pop waters
as the beach boys, Todd Rundgren and Rufus Wainwright, with dreamy
harmonies arch lyrics and artful piano led arrangments."
GARRY MULHOLLAND,
Q MUSIC MAGAZINE - Q MUSIC MAGAZINE

“Beautiful, idiosyncratic debut album from band led by acclaimed australian singer-songwriter, Charles Campbell-jones, mixing orchestral pop, indie-prog and art-rock to magical effect. 'corner games' is produced by Ben Thackeray (radiohead, bloc party, roots manuva). to arms etc are named after serge gainsbourg's notorious reggae album, 'aux armes et caetera'. cd only on bronzerat.”
ROUGH TRADE RECORDS - ROUGH TRADE RECORDS

“The album landed here in the Organ office this morning, on first listen something every bit as good as that solo album, full of uplifting prog goodness, euphoric sunshine and , yes, sounds like one of the classic albums of 2009 just landed... “
ORGAN MAGAZINE - ORGAN MAGAZINE

“Disarming & Dangerous,
the fascinating To Arms Etc”
“....rich, classic pop”
BARNABY SMITH, LONDON TOURDATES MAGAZINE
- BARNABY SMITH, LONDON TOURDATES MAGAZINE

"To Arms Etc mix rolling piano
melodies, glam rock riffs, trippy flutes, delicately croaky vocals and skewed poetry reminds me of a time when life was altogether more romantic"
DAN - MUHEAD - MUHEAD