When two galaxies pass by each other in close proximity, their shapes distort due to each other's gravity. The outside spiral arms splay out into space, often casting stars and dust into the abyss as their host galaxies drift slowly back towards each other in orbit. These spiral distortions are called tidal arms.

Since forming in the late summer of 2009, Brooklyn's Tidal Arms have crafted a unique brand of stormy space-rock that's as heavy as it is dreamy. The music reflects the diverse collective musical history of singer/guitarist Tom Tierney, drummer Francis Mark, and bassist Patrick Southern. Having played in a wide variety of bands with styles ranging between metal, folk, jazz, hardcore, post-rock, indie pop, blues, and noise, the band members have fused their disparate influences into a beautifully mysterious and massively blown-out sound.

In the band's short time together so far, Tidal Arms has shared the stage with such notable acts as Glassjaw, Coliseum, The Body, Caspian, Rosetta, Aa, East of the Wall, Hull, Primitive Weapons, On the Might of Princes, Sainthood Reps, City of Ships and Cerebral Ballzy, to name a few.

Their debut album, The Sun Exploding, was released in February of 2011, recorded at their Greenpoint studio, Spaceman Sound and mixed by the illustrious Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Cave In, Pelican) and the trio are hard at work on a follow-up record that promises to be their heaviest and most mysterious music so far.

Francis Mark - Drums (From Autumn to Ashes, Julie Christmas, Warship)
Tom Tierney - Guitar and vocals (Julie Christmas, Warship, Red Sails)
Patrick Southern - Bass (Kiss Kiss, Red Sails, Earthquakes)