The Wayward Arms is a California-born alternative rock band blending heartfelt storytelling with modern production and timeless guitar energy. Their music draws from the honest songwriting of Tom Petty, the melodic emotion of Death Cab for Cutie, and the gritty edge of Alkaline Trio and Queens of the Stone Age. With hints of Beck’s playful experimentation, Hot Water Music’s urgency, and Mayer Hawthorne’s smooth soul, The Wayward Arms craft songs that move between drive and dream.

Built on melody, groove, and truth, their sound is cinematic yet grounded—music for long drives, late nights, and the open California sky. The Wayward Arms stand at the crossroads of rock and reflection, where guitars carry the stories and every lyric feels like a scene from a film still rolling.