Kickstarter is the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects, helping dreams like The Arcadian Wild’s first official full-length album come true.
The indie-folk group is composed of Lipscomb students Sarah Wood, Everett Davis, Isaac Horn and Lipscomb graduate Lincoln Mick. In February, the group started a Kickstarter campaign to fund their album, surpassing their goal of $9,000 in just 15 days.
The group celebrated their new album with a release party in a crowded Shamblin Theatre Saturday night.
“We weren’t expecting our Kickstarter to be such a success,” said Wood, a junior music major from Pueblo, Colorado said. “We got emails every single time someone donated and our phones just started blowing up and I would just sit there crying because I just couldn’t believe it.”
Rewards for donating to the Kickstarter campaign included Arcadian Wild stickers, signed copies of the new album, an awkward family photo shoot with the band and even a chance to “tame the mane” and cut Horn’s hair.
Sophomore Hannah Taylor, a studio art major from Louisville, Kentucky, praised the band for having a great stage presence, making Shamblin a “fun and lively place to be.”
“What’s blowing all of our minds is the support from all of the people,” Wood said. “The support that we have is so humbling and amazing.”
The album was recorded and produced by Belmont graduate Vian Zaayman, who the group met at a coffee house and gave much praise to during the release party.
“Everyone tonight has been saying they can’t believe how much we’ve grown since last year and I think a lot of that growth came out of making the album and working with Vian,” Wood said. “He did such a good job on the album that we felt we needed to match the quality of the album.”
The band spent time this summer performing at venues in Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Colorado, Virginia and more on their Wild and Wonderful tour.
The Arcadian Wild’s new album can be purchased here.