If there’s anything anyone in the world can relate to, it’s the shared bond of experiencing the recent pandemic.

Mumbai-based independent music project Arrows, the brainchild of musician, songwriter and music journalist David Britto, will be releasing the hopeful rock song, Fight This Fight, on 14^th July, 2023. A track rooted in the collective journey of the world making it through some of the toughest times in history, Fight This Fight is a reminder of the human spirit that never stops.

This marks the lead single off Arrows’ awaited five-track debut EP Friends Tonight, Strangers Again but is also a fantastic collaboration between Indian indie stalwarts Blackstratblues aka Warren Mendonca and Siddharth Barsur. Featuring bright instrumentation, relatable lyrics and powerful vocals, Fight This Fight is a punchy rock track in the truest sense. 

The upbeat rock number includes Britto’s nifty songwriting while singer Siddharth Basrur’s soaring vocals and on-the-pulse-production drive the track. Guitarist Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues’ fiery solos takes the song to another level.

Sharing more about this release, David Britto said, “I am thrilled that my debut EP is finally taking off. I chose ‘Fight This Fight’ as the lead single because it is an in-your-face rock song with a motivational message. Also, the collaborations on this track include two of Indian indie music’s most well-known names in Siddharth and Warren, I’m honored to have worked with them on this.” 

From performing at music festivals such as Bacardi NH7 Weekender to Sula Fest and more with Bombay blues-rockers The Tripp, Arrows is musician and songwriter David Britto’s collaborative project launched in 2018.

If you haven’t seen Arrows playing a show in Mumbai, you’ve probably spotted and saved his music from Spotify’s ‘Rock in India’ and Apple’s ‘Future Hits’ playlists.

Arrows sees Britto meld his relatable and powerful songwriting with some of Indian indie’s most powerful names including Raghav Meattle, Blackstratblues, Tejas, Riya Duggal, Siddharth Barsur, Vernon Noronha and The Lightyears Explode.

As a groundbreaking journalist for the native wing of the iconic music magazine Rolling Stone India, Britto has not only chronicled the country’s art as it makes global waves but also developed a fine ear for the intricacies and diversity of India’s striking, new, original sound. Britto also hosts the My First Record podcast which is noted for being candid and a mini master call on music from some of the best artists of our times. A noted musician, Arrows is all set to release his debut EP in September 2023.

Credits:

Written and Composed by David Britto

Produced and Vocals by Siddharth Basrur

Guitar Solos by Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues

Mixed by Siddharth Talwar (Horse Garden Productions)

Mastered by Zain Calcuttawala (Horse Garden Productions)

Artwork by Deepti Sharma

Photographs by Parizad D