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Cold Mountain Child creates earthy, nature-wave folk music with soul, psych-tropicalismo influences. It has been said, "Kalamazoo's Cold Mountain Child brings poetic beauty, lush "complex vibes" to the indie-folk scene." John Sinkevics, WYCE The band seeks to offer myths of heart to a world cluttered with distraction and destruction. In March 2015 they released their latest album, Earth Wave Sway, on vinyl. Their songs are rooted in pastoral folk structures, offering an aural tapestry that includes traditional roots americana, neo-soul groove and psychedelic nature narratives. Singer-songwriter Tyler Bradley chants of ecstatic agency, tender loving and a yearning for new realities beyond the mundane. Their live performances offer both lyrical acoustic ballads and a lush full-band vibe which adds influences from jazz, tropicalia and reggae. At home in travel trailers, orchards, and in sun-baked patios, their sound strides psychic and cultural borders, from rural southwest Michigan to barrios in southern Mexico. Their sounds are a humble exaltation to wild nature, including the human that glows in each of us. Led by the pull and power of aural creation, Tyler Bradley and David Spalvieri-Kruse created Cold Mountain Child in 2008, after Tyler had finished recording a series of lo-fi autumnal songs titled ''And All I've Done is Walk Around and Hide in Leaves". Music became an inner compass and salve midst the excess and confusion for sale on every corner. The duo col