Arizona
Welcome Back Dear Children
Self-released

Recalling the most majestic, least histrionic elements of classic Yes and capitalizing on groovy, egalitarian folk fuck that’d make Wayne Coyne and Co. drop the studio-as-instrument idea and get down to maybe makin’ a couple records on the back porch or front lawn, Arizona’s bringing its heady 2006 release back to our attention and for good reason. This is the kind of stuff you should have been listening to more of a while back. See, Ben Wigler’s vocals recall the soothing sweetness of Yes’ Jon Anderson but the music that buoys along his thoughtful - and thought-provoking vocalizations - is sweet and summery, as soothing as a mother’s voice and sultry as your lover’s. Check out “Some Kind Of Chill,” “Away” and “Waking Up” for best results. Track this down and let it soak into your psyche. This is the music of tomorrow and, let’s hope, today. - Jedd Beaudoin (2007, The Daily Copper)