BABES IN CANYON with Smokey Brights, Camp Bedford

4.1.27 Thursday (Indie/Rock/Americana) Nectar Presents: BABES IN CANYON with Smokey Brights, Camp Bedford 7:00M Doors 8:00PM Show 21+ Nectar Lounge 412 N 36th St www.nectarlounge.com   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 heavy beats, lyrics with an element of storytelling, and synth-folk 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 new record