Eloquently blending synth-folk, alt-pop, club beats, and soaring vocal harmonies, Babes In Canyon crafts music that is eminently engaging and very much of the moment. Born of a spontaneous writing session during a blackout storm in the Pacific Northwest mountains, the band wandered naturally into the land of lyrics with an element of storytelling, and blending organic & electronic instrumentation with a twist. Songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Nathan and Sophia Hamer conjure up lush and astutely layered soundscapes, “looping keys, beats, and percussion effortlessly in an electric, raucous live performance” (Atwood Magazine).
Their debut full-length record The New Loud - engineered & mixed by Jerry Streeter (Brandi Carlile, The Lumineers, Vance Joy) and mastered by Matt Bishop (Two Door Cinema Club, The Beaches) - draws expertly from the palettes of alt-folk and darkwave pop. Around luminous vocals swirl neon-flecked echoes of 1980s radio, while meticulous touches of mandolin flit about the firelight. What began as an exploration of the outer edges of Americana has evolved into a genre-bending, enchanting artistic statement.
Fresh off their first US headlining tour in support of The New Loud, and with a spate of sold-out dates across the country, Babes In Canyon are stoking the flames with the release of their latest single Look Outside. Their time spent on the road allowed the band to further refine their sound, leaning into the elements that made their live shows electric: heavy beats, layers upon layers of harmonies, and buzzy synth lines floating on an atmospheric bed of strings.
Babes In Canyon is an immersive listening experience. Put the record on and find yourself on a long drive away from the chaos of the everyday. Genre-defying, expertly arranged, and profoundly catchy, Babes In Canyon stand ready to soundtrack your adventures – both the grand and the everyday.
Smokey Brights have been steadily releasing roadtrip rock out of the mossy Pacific Northwest for over a decade. The band, formed by friends working together at a pizza restaurant, has roots in Seattle’s DIY punk, songwriter, and psych scenes. Through the group’s five LP and three EP releases, you can hear Smokey Brights’ sonic branches stretching through 70’s prog, synthy new wave bops and fuzzy 90’s anthems, all rooted in storytelling and pop songcraft. You can also trace the lives and romance of songwriters Ryan Devlin and Kim West, who married a few years after the formation of the band. The couple’s entangled approach to songwriting and melody has yielded a remarkable amount of original, genre bending music. Nick Krivchenia’s steady, stylish drumming is the backbone of the Smokeys’ sound, while bassist Luke Rägnar adds low end bounce as well as a third harmony to Ryan and Kim’s melodies. The band’s music is heavily featured in the hit indie video game Pacific Drive. You can also hear their music on soundtracks for film, television, education, as well as the NPR Podcast Let the Kids Dance. Three of their releases have landed on iconic radio station KEXP’s top 90.3 records of the year. Their most recent full length, Dashboard Heat, ruminates on celestial forces, cars, childhood homes, light and hope, darkness and grief. Produced by Andy D. Park in exchange for Ryan painting his recording studio, the album sees the band sonically shooting for the solar system while staying true to their grounded take on songcraft that has made them a mainstay of the Northwest scene.
Brooklyn's Camp Bedford (Roxanne Quilty, Kailey Prior, and Rebekah Rae) is a high-energy folk-pop trio for crowds who sing back.
Since their debut the band has earned praise for their soaring melodies and deeply personal lyrics, landed radio features in the U.S., Canada, Spain, the UK, and Australia, and enjoyed recognition from both indie critics and major publications including Rolling Stone.
The band recently completed a 17-stop nationwide tour with Seattle folktronica duo Babes in Canyon, supporting their 2026 The New Loud tour. Camp Bedford's independent touring season concludes this summer with slots in Washington's Zephyr Folk Festival, Delaware's Ladybug Music Festival, and New York's Louder Fest.