Mentioned in Dispatches: Milan Kundera is Dead – Arrows of the Sun

You always get something to think about with Arrows of the Sun. If The Labyrinth used the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur to talk about family and fatherly bonds and the complex feelings that are attached to such issues, here, the subject matter is the recently passed author of the seminal work, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

As always, the music is excellent, Arrows of the Sun’s lightest of touch always being present in this shimmering, indie-pop format. But it is the ability to turn the most profound subjects into the most accessible music which is the true brilliance on display here. If it makes one more person pick up Kundera’s work, then it is a job well done.