Dopapod

Dopapod access a heightened level of cosmic harmony in their music. Thequartet—EliWinderman [keys, vocals], Rob Compa [guitar, vocals], Chuck Jones [bass], and Neal “Fro”Evans [drums]—present albums as experiences meant to be shared out of your speakers andon stage. After generating millions of streams, packing shows coast-to-coast, and earningacclaim fromRolling Stone,Guitar World,Glide Magazine,and more, the group architect animmersive and expansive vision on their self-titled seventh full-length offering,Dopapod.The group’s hypnotic hybrid of funk, rock, jazz, bluegrass, and electronica bloomed brilliantly on2009’sRadar, and it continued to blossom on the likesofNever Odd Or Even[2014] andMegagem[2017]. Along the way, fan favorites suchas “Present Ghosts” reeled in 2.4 millionSpotify streams and counting. 2019’sEmit Timearrivedto acclaim fromGuitar World,Relix,Glide,Jambase, and more. Simultaneously, they soldout headline gigs and graced the bills ofElectric Forest,Summer Camp,High Sierra, andBonaroowhereRolling Stonenamed themamong the festival’s“best kept secrets.”After amarathon near-decade run, they enjoyed analmost year-long hiatus to realign and reenergize before reuniting with a new fire during 2019and partaking in something of a“soft return.”After a brief hiatus to regroup and recharge their creative efforts, Dopapod assembled whatwould become their next album, the self-titledDopapod,and looked at the loose threads of theircatalog to conceptually tie their journey together. They chose to self-title their seventh offeringas a totem to the fact they’ve realized their full potential in terms of music and vision. Tacklingtime travel, balance and symmetry, binary pairs and more, Dopapod’s palindromic existencecontinues to conjure alchemy nearly fifteen years into their journey.