lost walks is a project rooted in music, movement, collaboration, and conservation.

By partnering with wildlife organizations, the band works to raise awareness, empathy, and action toward protecting wolves and returning them to Colorado.

The band’s debut album, "Wolf, Woman, Man," was released in 2016. It tells the story of a couple who moves into a desolate, mountain region and ultimately faces challenges from the elements, each other and a lone, injured wolf.

The band’s forthcoming album, “Blood Lantern” is a narrative prequel to “Wolf, Woman, Man.” While musically more complex and heavier than its predecessor, lyrically, “Blood Lantern” also dives deeper into the real world implications of wolf reintroduction and conservation. The album involves topics like trophic cascade, chronic wasting disease, and the extermination of wolves.

For the release of “Blood Lantern” Lost Walks has partnered with the Denver-based art magazine Birdy to release a series of artistic spreads that combine stunning visuals with the album’s lyrics. Each spread will link to a website that unveils the album’s songs in batches and points to scientific data supplied by biologists and ecologists working within the field of wolf conservation. 

Lost Walks’ live performances feature visual and experiential elements such as art panels, film projection, and even beer pairings. Most notably, Lost Walks’ performances stand out thanks to a team of modern dancers, whose choreography enhances and informs the band’s unfurling narrative. 

Additionally, Lost Walks has produced an acoustic, educational variation of their show which provides insight into the story and a deeper look at wolf conservation. Part of the band’s mission is to engage with the community and collaborate in social and environmental movements through art. 

Lost Walks is a group of artists with specialized training in musical composition, choreography, journalism, music and dance performance, education, curriculum development, presentation, facilitation, and management.

Because of this range of expertise, Lost Walks offers many alternative ways to implement their mission through educational programming and workshops. 

Blood Lantern will debut in the pages of Birdy and online, September 8th, and will be unveiled further in the subsequent four months. 

Lost Walks is:

Andy Thomas - vocals/guitar
Cullen Hendrix - drums
Dameon Merkl - vocals
Danny Aranow - lead guitar
David Thomas Bailey - bass
Jen GaNun - vocals/harmonium/choreography

Claire Steeno - dancer/choreography
Jessica Riggs - dancer/choreography
Laura Morales - dancer/choreography
Megan Roney - dancer/choreography
Sydney Skilken - dancer/choreography

Chad Johnson played drums on Blood Lantern. Ryan Fiegl played guitar on Blood Lantern. Additional vocals on Hell’s Fury provided by Kelly Schilling. Additional vocals on Dawning Mountain provided by Claire Steeno, Chad Johnson and Ryan Fiegl. Instruments recorded by Chad Johnson at 25 BPM Studios. Vocals recorded by Colin Bricker at Mighty Fine Studio. Mastered by Chris Fogal at Black in Bluhm. 

Graphic design and illustration by Shane McAllister.

Select photos provided by John Heenan.

Additional conservation information provided by Karin Vardaman, Delia Malone, and Matt Barnes.