Akimbo

If you are anything like me, seeing or hearing the phrase "arms akimbo" leads to Orange Juice's "Intuition Told Me (Part 2)particularly the lyric, "Here I stand disarmed in limbo / You stand with your arms akimbobeing trapped in your head. So, it is quite a pleasant shock to discover that Minneapolis-based trio-cum-quartet (The Alarmist's Eric Lovold recently joined), The Arms Akimbo is not striving for feyness on its self-titled debut. Rather, The band's sound attaches itself more closely to the definition of the stance rather than an evocation of anything else the name might imply. That is to say, The Arms Akimbo has the posturing, proud snarl of an early Elvis Costello and the Attractions record. Read More