Arthur's Landing is a group of musicians, all of whom worked at various times in various contexts with the late Arthur Russell, a cellist and composer from Iowa who lived on the Lower East Side for most of the later part of his too-short life.

Russell brought together the worlds of dance, pop, and folk with that of downtown's "new music," and fused Western and Eastern musical traditions, driven by his engagement with Buddhist thought and practice. He collaborated often with Allen Ginsberg, and Phillip Glass was also an early mentor. Characteristic of Russell's method was his tendency to work hard and long, and he rarely considered anything finished.

What was his unending pursuit of the ineffable becomes a challenge and inspiration for the Arthur's Landing ensemble. It is hard to resist the ambition and humor behind compositions with titles like "Temple of Meaning," "Terrace of Intelligibility," and "Hop on Down to Petland." Russell is the focus of the feature-length 2008 documentary directed by Matt Wolf, Wild Combination. A biography by Tim Lawrence, Hold Onto Your Dreams, was published in 2009.

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There are at least 2 artists under this name:

Artist 1:
The Forms hail from the New York. They have two albums, one that is out and one that is about. Speak, ye critiques:
-"8.5 - The Forms craft wiry, punchy indie pop. The singer's silvery voice soars like the album's namesake. Keep an eye and an ear out." -Pitchfork
-"One of the best albums of the year. The Forms, with their stunning debut effort, Icarus, are one of the most exciting, in not one of the best, new acts in indie rock right now. It is unbelievable how many musical ideas they get across." -Popmatters
-"4 out of 5. Angular post-rock with a singer that can actually sing...you'll be hooked." -Alternative Press
-"One half hour you will never forget, possibly one that will change you forever." -Heckler Magazine

Artist 2:
FORMS is one of the six Secret Chiefs 3 subbands, focused on Russian oompahs, Tom Waits indian sleaze and gamelans.

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First Nature, the band featuring Keith Malone and Matt Walsh whom you may know from The Desert Fathers and The Forms. It has been described as occupying a space somewhere between Tom Petty and Arthur Russell.

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