Article Contributed by Big Hassle Media
Published on 2026-10-25
Photo Credit: Jay Blakesberg
Rainbow Body—the extraordinary new musical collaboration featuring Taylor Goldsmith and Griff Goldsmith (Dawes), Rick Mitarotonda (Goose), Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive), Ross James (Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band), and Adam MacDougall (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around the Sun), with special appearances from Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, The Allman Brothers Band) and Nicki Bluhm—is proud to present its self-titled debut album, Rainbow Body, available digitally now via Flóki Studios with distribution by No Coincidence Records & Secretly Distribution. A limited-edition vinyl release follows on Friday, January 8, 2027. Vinyl pre-orders are available now. Rainbow Body will benefit the North Atlantic Salmon Fund, a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to Atlantic salmon and marine biodiversity.
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Created in partnership with Quoia, a new alliance of industry stewards committed to protecting nature, Rainbow Body announced the album’s eagerly awaited arrival with the first single, “Strange Memory,” available everywhere, along with an official music video streaming now on YouTube.
“‘Strange Memory’ sets the stage with the album’s most straightforward California rock song,” Glide Magazine said, “featuring a dueling guitar solo in ‘Hotel California’ mode and verses sung by both Taylor and Mitarotonda.” “‘Strange Memory’ offers a glimpse of the members’ individual backgrounds while still working as a cohesive song,” wrote Riff. “What begins as a straightforward folk-rocker shifts into a psychedelic jam in its second half, with the players’ experience in the jam-band world coming naturally to the surface.” Atwood called the song “extraordinary” and “a remarkable first impression, a song that revels in its own musical possibilities.”
“‘Strange Memory’ takes place on a highway that doesn’t end,” Taylor Goldsmith says. “When you can’t remember what you’re running from and you can’t remember what you set out to find.”
Anchored by Taylor Goldsmith’s evocative songwriting and elevated by the chemistry of its accomplished players, Rainbow Body announced an October 23 live debut at Laguna Beach, California’s Coast Film and Music Festival to celebrate the album’s arrival. For updates, visit rainbowbodytheband.com.
Rainbow Body began as part of Quoia’s inaugural Quoia Session, which invites artists to come to the wildest places on Earth, listen to the wisdom of the land and those living closest to it, and channel new sounds shaped by those places. In January 2026, Taylor Goldsmith, Griffin Goldsmith, Rick Mitarotonda, Eric Krasno, Ross James, and Adam MacDougall gathered in Topanga Canyon to spend time together and write a record. The setting was intentional, with the surrounding landscape and environment shaping the creative process from the outset.
A month later, the session continued at Flóki Studios, a world-class remote recording studio and independent record label located near the Arctic Circle on a converted sheep farm in the Fljót Valley on the Troll Peninsula in Northern Iceland. Moving from Topanga to the isolation of Northern Iceland gave the group two very different environments in which to develop the music, with each place leaving its mark on the songs and how they were written and recorded. Together, Rainbow Body recorded the album’s eight original tracks, moving freely between psychedelic rock, Americana, soul, folk and open-ended improvisation, ultimately creating an original sound that feels both timeless and adventurous.
“Part of this project is that we hope to create awareness around certain things that people would not normally know are happening in the world,” says Eric Krasno. “That it can be kind of a backdrop for coming together on these issues and people collaborating in different ways to help the world.”
“As musicians, everyone’s focused on their pursuit and expression as artists, and that can become all-consuming,” says Rick Mitarotonda. “It’s so much work to just do that and make a living, to keep the thing moving. But to be able to be a part of this and serve something bigger, it’s an honor and something I would love to do a lot more of.”
“If this never happened again, I would be forever grateful that it did,” says Griffin Goldsmith. “And if it happened another 15 times, I think I’d still be sitting here like, wow, I can’t believe this is happening. What an amazing opportunity we’ve been given.”
About Quoia
Quoia was founded by an alliance of conservation-minded private enterprises committed to innovation, collaboration, and revitalizing the earth. They are building an impact network for the future of biodiversity and the revitalization of nature.
About Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a 128-year-old global, privately held company that invests in innovative businesses working to create a better future for people and the planet.
About Atlantic Packaging
Founded in 1946, Atlantic Packaging is a third-generation, family-owned business providing innovative packaging solutions across North America. Guided by a profound commitment to the health of people and the planet, Atlantic launched A New Earth Project as an invitation to industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to collaborate in accelerating the transition toward a healthier, more regenerative future.
About Eleven
Eleven creates experiences that connect people to extraordinary places, cultures, and pursuits. From intimate lodges and expertly guided adventures to thoughtfully designed spaces, every detail reflects a commitment to craft and a deep connection to the natural world. On Iceland’s Troll Peninsula, Flóki Studios extends this philosophy into music: a world-class recording studio and record label set between volcanic peaks and the Arctic Ocean, where artists find space to create, connect, and be inspired.
About the North Atlantic Salmon Fund
Founded in 1989 by Orri Vigfússon, NASF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wild Atlantic salmon by preserving habitats, fighting ocean salmon farming, and closing unsustainable fisheries.
About Wild Atlantic Salmon
A key focus of NASF’s work is fighting industrial salmon farming in order to restore wild Atlantic salmon populations. Wild Atlantic salmon is an indicator species, which means its health reflects the health of the ecosystems in which it lives. Wild Atlantic salmon populations have fallen 80% since the 1970s. Dams, climate change, and pollution all play a role.
