Dearest friends,
On the two year anniversary of the release of Moon Saloon, we are utterly elated to announce the release of our next record, Icon of Ego, on Ba Da Bing Records out October 12. We could not be more proud of this thing.
The record begins with $GNMS, a 2018 imagination of Money Gnomes, the very first song we released into the world. Check it out via CLASH MAGAZINE.
In addition, we've announced the first round of US dates. We hope to see you out there!
Love,
Jocie, Zach and Ray
Foggy Lullaby is out TODAY! We're so happy to announce that our complete re-imagination of Joni Mitchell's Blue can now be streamed via Spotify/Apple Music.
If you fancy vinyl, you can preorder an exclusive blue colored 2X LP at our store These are being pressed as we speak and are hoping to ship by the end of September.
Big thanks to Scott Petito at NRS Recording for helping us record this! And of course thank you to Joni Mitchell for your beautiful songs and words.
Have you ever wanted your own personal Arc Iris song? How about solo piano pieces inspired by YOU in your inbox every month? How about access to loads of unreleased Arc Iris material? Today we become listener sponsored! People have asked us how they can help our cause and this is a great way created by the clever folks over at Patreon.
For the first week only, if you pledge to contribute just one dollar a month, you'll have access to one of our favorite unreleased tracks from the Moon Saloon sessions.
Contribute here: www.patreon.com/arcirismusic
Dearest Arc Iris fans,
Now you can preorder our re-imagination of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'! Head over to our store and put those orders in. We won't be able to print the vinyl unless we get a minimum of 100 LP preorders so tell your friends and family.
Still haven't found that special gift for that special someone this holiday season? Why not treat them with an Arc Iris LP or CD? Purchase a copy of Moon Saloon and receive $5 off using the promo code 'moonsaloon'.
This promotion ends 12/31/16
We're so delighted to announce that after two long years in the making, we are releasing our sophomore LP Moon Saloon TODAY!! So many people to thank: Thank you to all of YOU for supporting us over the past couple years. We wouldn't be here without you. Extra special thanks to cellist, Robin Ryczek for her dedication and generosity to Arc Iris. Thanks to engineer, Dan Cardinal and mixing engineer, David Wrench. And finally thank you to the incredible musicians on the record, Max Johnson (bass), Michael Irwin, (trumpet), and Charlie Rose (pedal steel, banjo, trombone), our beautiful label, Bella Union, and all of the people involved with making this record possible. Now head over to the store and get yourself a copy of the record!
In honor of our release, we're having a Facebook contest. It's super simple: Just 'like' Arc Iris if you haven't already), share the following post and tag a friend for a chance to win some exciting prizes (LPs, concert tix galore!).
FACEBOOK CONTEST ---share me
If anyone is interested in being a part of our street team, aka hanging posters or spreading the word in other ways about upcoming shows within your community, please send us a message here!
We'll see you on the road!
♥ J, Z, & R
PS: If you missed it, here's our video for 'Kaleidoscope'. Watch HERE.
PPS: If you missed it, here's our video for 'Moon Saloon'. Watch HERE
Video directed by Julia Liu.
Read MoreMoon Saloon is announced and opening track, Kaleidoscope, debuts today. Stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/bella-union/arc-iris-kaleidoscope/s-zIYAg
Read MoreIn celebration of today's release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Zach has put together this piano medley for all of you Star Wars fans out there!
Read MoreMerry Christmas, Mother Duckies! We've got a special holiday treat for you! It's a brand new Christmas tune called "Whatever The Reason" that's written by Vic Chesnutt which we recorded with our good friend Jon and we'd like you to have it, for FREE!
Read MoreThanks to Gemma Hampson of Drowned In Sound for including us in her list of Top Three Favourites of 2014 alongside Bonnie Prince Billy and our friend St. Vincent!
Read MoreThanks to The Line Of Best Fit for including us in their list of The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2014! Feels great to be listed among all of these other fantastic albums! Check out the full list here!
We are beyond honored to be named the #1 Album You Might Have Missed In 2014 by BestNewBands.com! Check out the full list and catch up on some great new music here!
We are so excited to be playing Bonnaroo this year! Come join us on Friday, June 13th on the Solar Stage and the New Music on Tap Lounge!
Check out this great review of the band's first London show at Bush Hall: "With successive songs taking in influences from cabaret, jazz, classical, country, folk tales, and various kitchen sinks, it would be easy to talk genre-hopping but there was a true cohesion to the Arc Iris set that flagged it more as a journey, or let’s say, an expedition. The latter is certainly a more colorful analogy for music that seemed far more organic and fluid than simply reveling in disparity. The set indeed had a certain raw beauty, with a performance more visceral than what was evidenced through the admirable studio polish of the band’s initial recordings."
Uncut Magazine has featured Arc Iris in their new issue, on stands now!
Uncut Magazine 8/10 review!
Paste has premiered the striking new video for "Canadian Cowboy" which features Joe Fletcher. Rob Houllihan shot the live footage and Anne Beal once again directed and animated. Enjoy here!
