Years active 2012 (2012)–present Albums Moon Saloon, Arc Iris Genres Indie rock, Pop rock | Website www.arciris.net Record labels Bella Union, Anti- | |
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Past members Robin Ryczek
Mike Irwin
Max Johnson
Charlie Rose Origin Providence, Rhode Island, United States (2012) Members Jocie Adams, Ray Belli, Zach Tenorio Miller, Robin Ryczek, Mike Irwin, Max Johnson, Charlie Rose Similar The Low Anthem, Superhuman Happiness, Last Good Tooth, Bella's Bartok, She Keeps Bees Profiles | ||
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Arc Iris is an American indie rock band from Providence, Rhode Island, United States, that began in 2012 as a solo project of Jocie Adams, formerly a member of The Low Anthem. Arc Iris is the nucleus of Jocie Adams (lead vocals, guitar), Zach Tenorio Miller (keyboards), Ray Belli (drums) with others, such as Max Johnson (bass), Robin Ryczek (cello), Mike Irwin (trumpet), Charlie Rose (pedal steel, banjo, trombone) added to the set-up. They have released two albums and toured internationally.
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Career
Adams developed an interest in music at an early age and became proficient in the clarinet. She studied composition at Brown University where she graduated in 2008. While performing with the Low Anthem, Adams released a solo album Bed of Notions in 2011. Adams met Miller in 2012 and began collaborating, inviting Belli to join later that year. In 2013, it was announced that Adams had left the Low Anthem to pursue her new project, noting that she wanted "to have more creative freedom". Inbetween Adams briefly worked as a NASA technician.
Arc Iris’s first, self-titled album was released on April 1, 2014 through the Los Angeles-based record label ANTI- Records. Co-produced by Dan Cardinal, it was recorded in Boston while the artwork was created by Kacie Smith. It was described as 'traditional music thrillingly positioned at the nexus of the old and new'. The band toured as support to Nicole Atkins, and filmed a video for the song "Whiskey Man" directed by Matt Wignall.
On June 2nd, 2016, Bella Union announced the release of Arc Iris's second record, Moon Saloon. The album's first single, "Kaleidoscope" premiered on Stereogum. The band recorded the album over a five day period as they had been invited to perform as support to St Vincent on her UK tour.
On August 5th, 2016, NPR's All Songs Considered debuted the video for 'Moon Saloon' which was shot entirely on a 360 degree camera.
Albums
Singles
Songs
Moon SaloonMoon Saloon · 2016
Singing So SweetlyArc Iris · 2014
Money GnomesArc Iris · 2014