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The Arcs
Band United States Formed 2015 US rock band, led by Dan Auerbach
The Arcs formed in 2015 in the United States. The Arcs has 24 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 2015–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Outta My Mind”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #10. The station that charted The Arcs most often is Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2015.
The Arcs are what happened when Dan Auerbach, the guitarist and singer of the Black Keys, gathered a crew of players and let the tape roll. Leon Michels brought electric guitar, Farfisa, synthesizers and electronic drums, Nick Movshon played bass, Homer Steinweiss handled percussion, and the late Richard Swift, who died in 2018, was part of the band too.
Their 2015 debut on Nonesuch, Yours, Dreamily, is garage rock with a smoky backroom feel: fuzzed guitars, crackly grooves and hooks that wobble like an old tape machine. "Outta My Mind" strutted, "Put a Flower in Your Pocket" swayed, and the whole thing sounded like a band having more fun than a side project has any right to.
Electrophonic Chronic arrived in January 2023, loose and warm, with "Keep On Dreamin'" carrying the same blissed-out haze. It's a band built on feel rather than fuss, and it shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Arcs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outta My Mind | 12 | #10 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Put a Flower in Your Pocket | 6 | #50 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | Eyez | 3 | #52 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Keep On Dreamin' | 2 | #60 | – | 2022 | |
| 5 | Stay In My Corner | 1 | #414 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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