In late 2003, Communiqué locked themselves inside Sharkbite Studios in Oakland California with producer, Mark Keaton, to craft their debut album. Two months later they emerged with the finished tracks for "Poison Arrows." The album is a potent mix of punk, Bowie-era glam and the swagger and jangle of The Smiths; drenched in 80's era keyboards. A year's worth of touring has honed Communiqué into a tight, sharp beast. "Poison Arrows" balances the band's sophisticated instrumentation with a intensity that speaks all the way back to the underground punk that inspired these guys to pick up instruments in the first place. The first single, "Perfect Weapon" is dance music that rocks. Communiqué has captured their essence - equal parts perfumed silk and whisky-breath kisses - in a way that few others do with their first album.

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