The Story
Hundred Waters formed in Gainesville, Florida in 2011 around singer and multi-instrumentalist Nicole Miglis, producer Trayer Tryon, and drummer Zach Tetreault. Their self-titled 2012 debut — a strange, gorgeous weave of folk instrumentation and electronic texture — caught the ear of an unlikely patron: Skrillex, who signed the band to his OWSLA label despite them sounding like nothing else on its roster.
Their second album, The Moon Rang Like a Bell (2014), distilled the project into something spare and haunted, earning Pitchfork's Best New Music designation. The band's ambitions reached beyond records: in 2014 they co-founded FORM Arcosanti, an intimate, invite-driven festival held in Paolo Soleri's experimental desert town in Arizona, which grew into one of the most beloved small gatherings in American music.
Communicating (2017) expanded their palette and sent them on a final stretch of touring — including Coachella and a hometown-adjacent FORM appearance in 2018 — before the band stepped back from the road. They have been largely quiet as a live act since.
Quiet, but not gone: now based in Los Angeles, the band has continued to surface music on Bandcamp, releasing the collection Towers in 2024 and Re: Communicating, a reworking of their 2017 album, in 2025. No new shows have been announced.