The Blood Arm

The Blood Arm

The Blood Arm is an alternative rock group formed in Los Angeles in 2002 and active from 2002 to the present. The band is associated with Los Angeles and Berlin. The current named member in the provided facts is Dyan Valdés.

Background

The band builds a profile on the Los Angeles music scene early in its career and receives a nomination for Best New Artist at the LA Weekly Music Awards in May 2004. It also self-releases a limited-edition collection of songs in mid-2004 under the title Bomb Romantics. That release is a rough lo-fi compilation of material from the band’s work up to that point.

Recording and releases

Bomb Romantics leads to a UK record deal and a run of live dates. These include support slots with Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes and Maxïmo Park. The band later records its debut album Lie Lover Lie in east Los Angeles. The album includes the Bomb Romantics-era track “Do I Have Your Attention” and new songs including “Going to Arizona” and “Dolores Delivers a Glorious Death”.

Members

The band is listed as Nathanial Fregoso on vocals, Zebastian Carlisle on guitar, Zachary Amos on drums and Dyan Valdes on keyboards.