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Artist
Arc Iris
12+ albums
USAfolkpopindieelectronic
about
Arc Iris is an American indie rock band from Providence, Rhode Island, that began in 2012 as a solo project of Jocie Adams, formerly a member of The Low Anthem. Arc Iris has had several lineup changes since their inception and have since settled on a trio that is the nucleus of Jocie Adams (lead vocals, guitar), Zach Tenorio Miller (keyboards), Ray Belli (drums).[ The group initially comprised of a rotating cast of members, including Zach Tenorio-Miller (keys), Ray Belli (drums), Robin Ryczek (cello), Mike Irwin (trumpet), Max Johnson (bass), and Charlie Rose (pedal steel, trombone). Arc Iris’ influences include music as varied as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Grizzly Bear, Miles Davis, Frederick Chopin, and the Muppets’ Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Adams’ unique backround as a classically trained composer, stint as a NASA researcher, and time served on the indie rock circuit, combined with an array of colorful influences executed by masterful players create the genre-bending and original sound heard on Arc Iris’ debut, eponymous record (due April 1st on Anti/Bella Union). Adams’ early classical training included Brahms (a big repertoire for clarinets - Adams’ first instrument), and the French impressionist composers, but also modernists like Stravinsky. The modernist influence can be heard distinctly in the angular cello that binds the orchestral centerpiece of the album, the 2-part suite “Honor of the Rainbows” (played by the essential Robin Ryczek, who’s
