Today, Ohio-based alternative-folk band, Caamp, announces Copper Changes Color, its highly anticipated fifth studio album, set to release on Friday, June 6th, 2025 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.
The band is offering a taste of the new album with their first single, “Drive,” out tonight at midnight everywhere. Described by Meier as “kind of a spirit song for the record and new era. It’s like the carabiner clipped to your jeans in high school; it sticks with you.” “Drive” is a smooth, sweeping track featuring Meier’s raw, emotive vocals. It’s a delicate introduction to the album, showcasing the band’s growth while remaining rooted in the intimate, introspective qualities their fans have come to love.
Caamp’s latest single, the charming “Let Things Go” (off the four-track Somewhere EP released in February) currently sits Top 10 on Mediabase’s AAA chart and on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
Caamp is gearing up for an extensive United States tour to support Copper Changes Color. Kicking off on May 29th in Austin, TX, the tour will hit 25 cities across the country, including multiple nights at iconic venues like New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Chicago’s Salt Shed, and Boston’s MGM Music Hall. With many shows already sold out, demand for tickets is high. More information and remaining tickets are available here: https://www.caamptheband.com/
Having first emerged in 2016 with the release of their first, self-titled album, the band – made up of Meier alongside multi-instrumentalist co-founder, Evan Westfall and Matt Vinson (bass), Joseph Kavalec (keys) and Nicholas Falk (drums) – quickly established their status amongst a new elite of bands pushing at the possibilities of alt-folk and finding a global audience.
Following up with three additional albums, Boys (2018), By & By (2019) and Lavender Days (2022), critical and audience acclaim for the band’s progressive songcraft has cemented their reputation as one of the leading voices in the modern folk-rock scene and come hand-in-hand with their popularity as a live phenomenon. Furthermore, the band has amassed more than 2.5 billion streams worldwide to date.
Caamp’s 2022 album Lavender Days was featured on NPR’s “The Best Roots Music of 2022” list and earned praise from Relix, The Bluegrass Situation, SPIN, and more — with SPIN calling the band “the Midwest’s latest folk-rock sensation.” They have appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Saturday Morning and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and charted multiple #1’s at AAA and Americana radio.
Copper Changes Color Tracklist:
Millions
One True Way ft. Madi Diaz
Brush
Porchswing
Fairview Feeling
Shade
Waiting Up (For You)
Mistakes
Ohio’s Ugly
Living & Dying & In Between
Drive
Caamp 2025 Tour Dates:
May 29 | Moody Amphitheater | Austin, TX*
May 30 | 713 Music Hall | Houston, TX*
June 1 | The Bomb Factory | Dallas, TX*
June 3 | Stifel Theatre | St. Louis, MO SOLD OUT*
June 5 | The Salt Shed | Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT*
June 6 | The Salt Shed | Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT*
June 8 | Surly Brewing Festival Field | Minneapolis, MN – SOLD OUT*
June 12 | Jacobs Pavilion | Cleveland, OH – SOLD OUT+
June 14 | MGM Music Hall at Fenway | Boston, MA – SOLD OUT+
June 15 | MGM Music Hall at Fenway | Boston, MA – SOLD OUT+
June 18 | Westville Music Bowl | New Haven, CT+
June 20 | The Anthem | Washington, DC – SOLD OUT+
June 21 | The Anthem | Washington, DC+
July 16 | The Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA+
July 18 | Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara, CA+
July 19 | The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA+
July 22 | Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre | Nampa, ID+
July 24 | Granary Live | Salt Lake City, UT+
July 26 | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Greenwood Village, CO – SOLD OUT+
July 29 | Big Sky Brewing Amphitheatre | Missoula, MT~
Aug. 1 | Dune Peninsula | Tacoma, WA~
Aug. 2 | Hayden Homes Amphitheater | Bend, OR~
Aug. 26 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre | St. Augustine, FL#
Aug. 28 | Asheville Yards | Asheville, NC#
Aug. 30 | Red Hat Amphitheater | Raleigh, NC – SOLD OUT#
Aug. 31 | Live Oak Bank Pavilion | Wilmington, NC#
Sept. 4 | Ascend Amphitheater | Nashville, TN – SOLD OUT^
Sept. 5 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA^
Sept. 7 | Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre | Charlotte, NC – SOLD OUT^
Sept. 10 | Skyline Stage at the Mann | Philadelphia, PA^
Sept. 12 | Radio City Music Hall | New York, NY – SOLD OUT%
Sept. 13 | Radio City Music Hall | New York, NY – SOLD OUT
* denotes Blind Pilot as direct support
+ denotes Whitney as direct support
~ denotes Futurebirds as direct support
# denotes Fruition as direct support
^ denotes Atta Boy as direct support
% denotes Madi Diaz as direct support
