Adding to their extensive 2025 tour, Ohio-based alternative-folk band Caamp announced today a special performance in Cincinnati on Sunday, August 24 at The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park. The acclaimed group will be supported by Sam Fribush Organ Trio and Maggie Halfman.
Caamp’s highly anticipated fifth studio album Copper Changes Color, released earlier this month via Mom+Pop Music. The 11-track album, which marks their first full-length release in three years, was written, performed, and produced by the band, with recording and co-production by GRAMMY-winning collaborators Beatriz Artola (Fleet Foxes, Adele, Sharon van Etten) and Tucker Martine (Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, R.E.M.).
Caamp has long been celebrated for its intricate, heartfelt sound, and Copper Changes Color sees the band deepening its musical exploration with a more refined and expansive approach. Recorded over two years in various studios across the U.S. — including Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, TX), Sear Sound (New York, NY), and Flora Recording (Portland, OR) — the album captures the band’s distinctive style while exploring the transformative personal experiences of the past few years.
Frontman and primary songwriter Taylor Meier drew inspiration from the weathering and distinct patina of copper as a powerful metaphor for the changes we experience in life. As Meier shares, “Take your rings off and wash your hands. Wrap something tightly in newspaper; give it away. Water is running, and Copper Changes Color.” The result is an album brimming with rich, evocative storytelling and a sound that balances warmth and depth with an openness to new creative territory.
Caamp’s loyal fans have helped them amass 2.5B + streams across their entire discography, 4.3MM + Monthly Listeners across DSPs, and an active social media following. With sold-out tours, headlining festival plays, and TV appearances, including Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS This Morning, and Stephen Colbert, Caamp continues its journey with this new EP and single. Caamp hails from Columbus, Ohio, and was founded by Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who grew up together. They launched the band out of Athens, OH, where Meier was attending Ohio University. Caamp has released four previous full-lengths - their self-titled 2016 debut, 2018’s Boys, By and By in 2019 and Lavender Days in 2022.
