“Nothing stays the same forever,” says Caamp’s Taylor Meier, “and there’s something beautiful about that. Time passes, seasons turn, people grow. Change is what makes life special.”Copper Changes Color, Caamp’s fifth and most adventurous album to date, is indeed a reflection on growth and evolution, but it’s also a celebration of the dreams and bonds that endure. Recorded in Texas, Oregon, and New York with co-production from Beatriz Artola (Fleet Foxes, Sharon Van Etten) and Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, R.E.M.), the collection finds the breakout Midwestern band pushing their sound to new heights, infusing their infectious brand of modern folk music with an electrifying dose of indie rock energy. The songs are raw and vulnerable, alternating between buoyant, breezy anthems and dreamy, pensive meditations, and the performances are honest and intuitive to match, fueled by the undeniable chemistry between Meier and bandmates Evan Westfall, Matt Vinson, Joseph Kavalec, and Nicholas Falk. Put it all together and you’ve got a rich, rousing record built on love and trust in the face of doubt and uncertainty, a joyful, cathartic work about not just accepting change, but learning to embrace it. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart and features fan favorite “Mistakes” which earned the band their fifth #1 at AAA Radio in 2025. “When we were putting the finishing touches on this record, I started noticing coppereverywhere I went,” Meier recalls. “The older it was, the more imperfect the finish had become, but that patina was what gave it character. That’s the way I feel about our band ten years in.” Founded by childhood friends Meier and Westfall in Athens, OH, Caamp rocketed to early acclaim on the strength of their self-titled 2016 debut, which generated hundreds of millions of streams across platforms and garnered the band their first gold single. Three years later, the group topped the Billboard Heat seekers chart with their sophomore effort, By and By, which hit #1 at AAA radio, earned the band festival slots everywhere from Outside Lands to Newport Folk, and led to TV performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and CBS Saturday Morning. Caamp’s Lavender Days (2022) landed on NPR’s list of the year’s best roots albums, topped the Americana Albums chart, and earned the band their second and third #1 singles at AAA radio. In 2025, the band released “And It’s Gone,” written by Meier and featured as the theme song for the Apple TV+ series Stick, starring Owen Wilson. “It’s so fun to just strike your guitar and let it echo through a room that size,” says Westfall. “There’s something primal about it, and while we never really consciously discussed it, I think you can hear our sound growing to match the rooms we’re playing.” Though the band’s momentum seemed unstoppable in the wake of Lavender Days (to date, they’ve amassed over 2.5 billion streams worldwide), Caamp’s 2025 U.S. headline tour reaffirmed their place as one of the most captivating live bands in modern music. The 33 show run sold over 200,000 tickets and included sold-out nights at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, The Salt Shed (two nights), The Anthem (two nights), The Greek Theatre, and Radio City Music Hall (two nights).