Joshua Carpenter and Finn Cohen first met in the early 2000s, when their respective bands — Piedmont Charisma and The White Octave — crossed paths in Asheville, NC. A few years later, Carpenter joined The Nein, a band that Cohen had founded. Then Cohen moved to Russia for several years, and Carpenter began releasing solo records while also touring with Floating Action and the Detroit legend Rodriguez. In 2022, after years of flirting with the idea, Carpenter and Cohen agreed to start writing together again. They traded voice memos and home demos between four different recording/mixing sessions at the homes of generous friends across the state of North Carolina. Their self-titled debut was released June 28, 2024.
Sounding Arrow is the musical project by recording artist Scott Kinnebrew. The debut record Loving Is Breathing, released in September 2017, is a call to life, love and the spirit of compassion. While sitting comfortably in the contemporary Indie Folk genre, there is a patina to Sounding Arrow’s sound that’s indicative of earlier musical influences. Since moving back to Asheville, NC, from LA in 2020, Kinnebrew began playing them again, having found a group of musicians that shared the right chemistry. Production on a new record is slated to begin in 2024.