A short-lived affair with ties to some of the biggest southern rock bands, one album of bluesy and gritty AOR was all that would be left behind from the Arc Angels.

The band formed in Austin, Texas around Charlie Sexton (vocals/ guitar), Doyle Bramhall II (vocals/guitar), Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums). Previously Sexton had a mildly successful solo career that peaked in 1985 with the song "Beat's So Lonely" while Bramhall, the son of Lightning Hopkins drummer and Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborator Doyle Bramhall, was a seasoned musician himself working with bands such as the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Shannon and Layton were the rhythm section for Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble and a song on Arc Angels debut was dedicated to Vaughan, who died in a helicopter crash in 1990.

The one and only album garnered rave reviews, and even managed to hit #127 on the Billboard charts. After the tour the band went their separate ways (due in part to Bramhall's drug addiction) and Sexton and Bramhall resumed solo careers. The band has occasionally reformed for live shows but despite being a promising up and coming band, their moment in the spotlight was short.

Doyle Bramhall II has since gone on to record many outstanding solo albums, has played for Roger Waters on the in the flesh tour and is currently Eric Clapton's guitarist.