Joan of Arc - "Love Life" | Music 2011 | SXSW

Although most bands struggle with distancing themselves from the seemingly infinite number of musicians who have come before, when Joan of Arc set about writing its new record the innovative group had only one past example to compete with: itself. “I think it’s harder for a band to make a tenth record, than it is to make a first record,“ says Tim Kinsella, who remains the one permanent member of the Joan of Arc lineup. “There is more freedom to be daring, but there is also your own standard to live up to and surpass.“ It’s obvious that Kinsella has succeeded in doing just that. Given the unconventional music style that characterizes the group’s discography, Flowers pushes new boundaries by housing 13 songs that seamlessly glide together in a unique fashion. Here, the band weaves organized, structured pieces with frequent instrumental stretches to create a very natural flow from start to finish. To complete this collection of songs, Kinsella and the latest incarnation of his liv