Clare and the Reasons are an American, Brooklyn, New York based band, fronted by collaborators Clare Manchon and Olivier Manchon. Their debut album, The Movie, which included contributions from Van Dyke Parks and Sufjan Stevens, was released to much acclaim. They released their second album, Arrow, on Frog Stand Records. Arrow featured a guest appearance from Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond.

Clare and the Reasons spent two years touring around the world in support of their LP, The Movie. Arrow was recorded in a recording tent built in the Ditmas Park apartment of Clare and the Reasons’ neighbor, friend and engineer, Alex Venguer.