The Myriad
In the Middle Ages, the longbow was used like a modern-day missile, delivering a blanket attack against an enemy. An archery battalion would line up and launch hundreds of arrows, covering their target. When the bow evolved so that to where it required more precise shooting, the archer had to be incredibly still. So incredibly still that the archers would count their own breaths and align their heartbeats so they could release the arrow in between them, assuring a perfect flight toward the target.
This is how The Myriad, a group of five guys from Seattle, explains the process of recording their upcoming release and the title of the record With Poise, With Arrows.
It is a calculated effort, a definitive labor of love, one they’ve held their breath and timed their heartbeats to get just right. They say they’ve spent six years chugging away at their band, chugging away at what their guitarist would call “the record they were born to make.”
But more importantly, they’re now ready to shoot. The only question now is where their arrow hits on the target.
The Myriad - Finish this feature by David Stagg in the new HM Magazine. Available now, Issue 130 can be found at select stores or for a reduced subscription rate.
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