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Arma Secreta released their debut album, A Century's Remains, nationally back in September. Often compared to Cursive or a more revved-up Pinback, I first wrote a feature about the band last year for the Commercial Appeal when their record was released locally. In the past 12 months the record has slowly crept onto the national and international radar being reviewed by NeuFutur, Paramilitary, Decoy, Transform Online, Alternative Press and HM. Keeping in line with full disclosure, my brother is one of Chris Wark's best friends and he directed the video for Segue/Debris (which recently won second place in the Indie Memphis Music Video Showcase) - so you can check out those other reviews for a more objective viewpoint, but I think they pretty much rock!

One of my favorite things about them is this little disclaimer on their Myspace Profile:

Arma Secreta does not:
wear make-up
want to be coldplay
have tattoos
wear ties
sleep with groupies
make money

The band is currently on tour with another local Memphis fave, The Coach and Four, but they return home this Friday night for a short break and to play a homecoming show at the Hitone before hitting the road again. If they come to a town near you, you should check them out.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Nov 14 2006 8:00P
Lit Lounge w/ The Coach & Four, The Expotentials New York, New York
Nov 15 2006 10:00P
The Reservoir w/ The Coach and Four, White Rook Carrboro, North Carolina
Nov 16 2006 8:00P
Lenny's Bar w/ Coach & Four, The Blue Hour, Lolita Bras Atlanta, GA
Nov 17 2006 8:00P
HiTone w/ Coach & Four Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 4 2007 8:00P
The Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Jan 11 2007 8:00P
Spazzatorium Galleria Greenville, NC
Jan 15 2007 9:00P
Gypsy G's Greenville

Check out some pics I took at their last show: