In December of 2021 I had the immense pleasure of going to hear Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God tour in my hometown. It was amazing, and is definitely one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had in my life. Little did I know that Andrew Peterson always invites another artist to come with him on his tour and perform some music of their own. That year the group he happened to invite with him was The Arcadian Wild.
If I’m being honest, The Arcadian Wild probably performed my favorite music of the night. I got to listen to their Principium songs, a four-song ballad about life in the Garden of Eden.
Recently I began listening to The Arcadian Wild quite a bit, and I was excited when a few weeks ago they released a new single — Dopamine — to the public.
Dopamine is the name of the hormone that is released into people’s brains when, in-particularly, they are on social media and get likes, affirmative comments, or lots of views. It’s an addictive hormone and one of the causes that keeps people constantly on their phones checking to see if they have more alerts.
The Arcadian Wild’s single explores the causes of this addictive hormone. They sing about people constantly trying to keep up with others and always trying to get more attention and affirmation. My favorite part of the song is definitely the chorus, which states,
"Wake up and break yourself out of here
Don’t be one of the cold souls who disappears
Stop believing and telling the lie
Why don’t you look your life in the eye?"
It’s certainly an important message that needs to be spread. We spend too much time on technology and forget what’s truly real—the physical people and things in front of us. The Arcadian Wild not only tell this in truthful lyrics, they also do it in a beautiful way with beautiful music. After hearing a single this well-done, I’m highly anticipating the release of The Arcadian Wild’s newest album, Welcome, which is coming out this summer.
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