Indie Artist Bay Ledges Shares Sophomore Album ‘Rivers’ + On Tour Now!

August 19, 2024 BY Bailey Vigliaturo

Today, indie-electro-pop artist Bay Ledges shares his sophomore album, Rivers. Partly written in response to the death of several family members of singer/songwriter/producer Zach Hurd, it is an enthralling reflection on love, loss, and change. Referring to two distinct bodies of water in his home state of Maine, Rivers infuses each track with equal parts unguarded feeling and unfettered playful imagination, expanding on his 2022 debut’s kaleidoscopic sound and embracing an even more free-form approach to songcraft and production. The result is Hurd’s most experimental and emotionally layered output to date.

Rivers was written and recorded entirely by Hurd at his former home studio on the Androscoggin, a river that joins with the Kennebec River, which runs through his hometown of Bath, Maine. Newly based in the Bay Area, Hurd looks back on his time spent living on the Androscoggin as deeply influential on his development as an artist and carries the theme throughout the album.

Hurd started Bay Ledges in 2015 in his bedroom while living in Los Angeles. He relocated back to Maine in 2020 and stayed in his small coastal hometown until earlier this year when he switched coasts again for foggy Berkeley, California. Since releasing his 2022 debut album Ritual, the record has garnered over 70 million streams worldwide and received praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Under The Radar, and Flood.

Known for his enthrallingly energetic live show, Bay Ledges has spent the last few years on the road sharing stages like Red Rocks and The Greek with acts like Goth Babe, Yoke Lore, Big Wild, Trevor Hall, Magic City Hippies, and The Palms and selling out headline shows. To support the new record, he is on a headline tour that wraps on the 24th at The Roxy in Los Angeles. A full list of dates can be found below.