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BandWagon Magazine, June 2022: Arcadian Wild

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Arcadian Wild, Polyrhythmics, OGT, Neoma, Companion, Draghoria, Jen Korte, Jelie, Jay Scout, Spliff Tank, 105.5 The Colorado Sound. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

Nine people in jackets and sunglasses pose in a sunlit autumn woodland with fallen leaves, no instruments visible.FeaturesPolyrhythmics and the Definition of VibeWhen the Polyrhythmics first gathered in a Seattle recording studio a decade ago, they planned to make a vinyl record and then, perhaps, go their separate ways … “When we started, we wanted to perform the music we recorded,” Bloom said, “and now our live set is a living, breathing thing that we do every night. There is this ethos from the fans that they want to see something new, and that feedback has played into what we do live. We are still sort of trying to reach something every night. We are trying to leave room for magic.”Dan England · May 31, 2022Five men in black band shirts and a patched vest pose against a dim, script-covered backdrop.MusicAlbum Review: Draghoria – Dangerous SpeciesNate Wilde · Jun 2, 2022Black-and-white group portrait of five men in dark clothing against a black background, with a skull at the far left.MusicSingle Review: Spliff Tank – “Lie”There’s nothing subtle about Spliff Tank’s latest single. In the opening measures of “Lie,” an uptempo beat collides with droning guitars and a soaring melodic synth lead.Gabe Allen · Jun 3, 2022A person with a dark bob and bold magenta makeup sits on a red cube in purple tights and flame-print gloves.MusicAlbum Review: Neoma – HyperrealDenver synth-pop resident Neoma brings her Ecuadorian influences to the Front Range with her new album Hyperreal.Valerie Vampola · Jun 3, 2022Two women with orange and auburn hair pose close together outdoors in front of bare winter trees.MusicAlbum Review: Companion – Second Day of SpringFort Collins based identical twin sisters Sophia and Jo Babb, otherwise known as Companion, release their debut folk/americana album Second Day of Spring with vocal harmonies that match as perfectly as their DNA.Valerie Vampola · Jun 8, 2022Four musicians in a sunlit green forest playing fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and upright bass.FeaturesHow The Arcadian Wild was Loved Into BeingThe Arcadian Wild really listen. You can see it in their patience with fans, their gentleness with each other, and most of all in the cohesive interplay of each melodic line in their music. Like mycelium spreading nutrients throughout a forest, each individual is inseparable from the whole. The band began in an impromptu post-choir-class jam session in 2013. The lineup has shifted so often over the years that founding member Lincoln Mick refers to the band as a “revolving door,” but he remembers the band’s five-or-so departed members with much more sweetness than bitterness. “To take a turn of phrase from Fred Rogers, so many people have ‘loved this band into being’ over the years,” he told BandWagon.Gabe Allen · Jun 9, 2022Bearded man in a black White Sox cap and dark shirt gazes sideways in a dimly lit, red-toned room with brick walls.FeaturesOGT: To Re-Write a LegacyKodean IX doesn’t know where he would be without music, but he knows it wouldn’t be good.Dan England · Jun 15, 2022A woman in a blue two-tone jacket and black headband grips red rope netting at night, gazing to the side.MusicVideo Premiere: Jelie – Just Like YouWe last heard from Denver hip hop up-and-comer Jelie in May when the rapper / producer released the pandemic-inspired “Cope” to coincide with mental health awareness month.Gabe Allen · Jun 17, 2022Black-and-white portrait of a woman in a cowboy hat holding an acoustic guitar against a blurred backdrop.105.5 The Colorado Sound's Featured ArtistsJen Korte: 105.5 The Colorado Sound’s Featured ArtistJen KorteKevin Johnston · Jun 21, 2022