Hectorine’s Arrow of Love is a transcendental journey fraught with mystical poignancy and otherworldly reminiscence. Through luscious saxophone, glittering chimes, and the delicate ripple of a xylophone, Hectorine guides the listener, across an entrancing plane of love, loss, and illusory rebirth.
This vivid voyage teems with tales of wistful romance and reflections on passion lost to time. From the slow, methodical basslines and steady poetry of “No Hallelujah” to the shimmering, danceable electricity of “Heart of Stone”, Sarah Gagnon and her San Francisco-based ensemble traverse through a lush expanse of sound and emotion, rich with atmospheric storytelling and complex, transformative beauty. It is the cascading synths and harmonious, exploratory lyricism that adheres all of these elements together, evoking impressions of experimental folk, psychedelic new wave, chamber pop, and soft alternative rock ballads.
At it’s core, Arrow of Love is a whetted projectile soaring through time and space, piercing the hearts (and minds) of anyone fortunate enough to be standing where it lands.
