Four years separate this album and its predecessor (Funeral Sky), which Reuben Bullock, the band's singer and guitarist, attributed to over-complicating the recording process.

[4] Arms of a Dream is Reuben and The Dark's second full band album, but the fourth they recorded as an ensemble.

Reuben Bullock admitted to having problems assembling songs for the album in a typical Sophomore slump.

"[7] Ghettoblaster magazine said that "Arms of a Dream finds Reuben and the Dark working outside its comfort zone, both musically and lyrically.

The result is Bullock’s most vivid and transformative music to date: an intimate exploration of the inversion of imagination and reality in dreams.