Camp Saint Helene, is comprised of members Elizabeth Celeste Ibarra, Dylan Nowik, Wesley Harper and Alex Wernquest, they approach their craft akin to a ritual, leaning into the notion that art and expression are sacred experiences on an overstimulated planet. Often informed by the spirit of a defunct Christian-summer camp turned arts-colony deep within the mountains of New York, their music searches for shimmers of hope amidst hints of doom. Today they have shared visual for their new single “Memory Knows”.

Their new album, Of Earth and its Timely Delights, measures the distance between grief and possibility. It is a meditation on earth-time in relation to the cosmic, the lyrics a commentary on big-picture themes such as personal and collective revolution, dystopias, greed, love and human connection. With an urgency that is both thoughtful and experimental, the sound of Camp Saint Helene is a collaborative endeavor; a sonic enmeshing of each member’s individual character.

Elizabeth on video for “Memory Knows”:

This was directed by Angela Ricciardi and it’s a journey through the landscape of the mind during the process of letting go. We used the medium of film intentionally to represent impermanence, as eventually the physical medium will degrade over time. The song is one of the first written and recorded on the new album and centers around deep grief amidst a constantly changing world. It’s about losing someone you love, nostalgia for the past and feelings of vast and static loneliness.

Camp Saint Helene 2024 Tour Dates:

May 2 – Northhampton, MA @ 90 King Street
May 3 – Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean
May 4 – Portland, ME @ The Apohadian
May 5 – Boston, MA @ Exit Galleries
May 8 – Providence, RI @ AS220
May 9 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
May 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right (Album Release Show)
May 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Harmonie Hall
May 16 – Woodstock, NY @ Colony (Album Release Show)

Pre order Of Earth and its Timely Delights by Camp Saint Helene HERE