“Hey baby, do you wanna take a trip with me? / I’ve got a feeling there might be a silver lining all around.” So begins One Day, the captivating new album from critically acclaimed Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, the record explores the tension between optimism and despair that’s defined much of the past few years of American life, examining the power (or naïveté, depending on your perspective) of positive thinking in the face of chaos and uncertainty. The songs here are tender and timeless, with straightforward arrangements centered around brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s airtight harmonies, and the performances are warm and intimate to match, delivered with a soulful, ’70s-inspired palette of playful Wurlitzer, breezy guitars, and muscular percussion. Hailed as "the Twin Cities' most beloved new traditional-country act” by The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Cactus Blossoms broke out nationally in 2016 with their JD McPherson-produced debut, You’re Dreaming. Dates with Kacey Musgraves, Jenny Lewis, and Lucius followed, as did raves from the New York Times and NPR, who praised “the brothers’ extraordinary singing.” The band was further catapulted into the spotlight in 2018, when David Lynch tapped them to perform in the return of Twin Peaks, and continued to build on their success with their 2019 sophomore LP, Easy Way, which led Rolling Stone to laud the duo’s “rock-solid, freak of genetics harmonies.”

Devin Champlin is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist based in Bellingham, WA. His recordings, solo and as the songwriter/frontman for Sons Of Rainier have found their way into the permanent library of hobos, widows, fry cooks, and fancy pants alike. Intimate lyrics filled with optimistic existentialism are unhurriedly floated with a wavering baritone voice over sometimes unexpected fingerpicked guitar lines. As an artist with a DIY aesthetic, he uses songwriting as a medium to create imagery- along those lines he also produces animations, videos, paintings, drawings, and prints in tandem with his musical output. In addition to writing and performing, Devin often teaches workshops on fingerpicking guitar, songwriting, and fiddle. When not nerding out on songcraft and art, Devin can be found at his day job, running a brick and mortar guitar shop in Bellingham, pulling guitars apart and putting them back together.