Ari Roar Lyrics

Blending '60s psychedelic pop influences with lo-fi inspirations like Grandaddy and Frankie Cosmos, Ari Roar is the stage alias of singer and songwriter Caleb Campbell. He debuted his melodic, gently trippy indie pop and unassuming demeanor on EPs in the mid-2010s before making his full-length debut with Calm Down in 2018. He only reinforced his sound and short-and-bittersweet approach by his third album, 2022's Made to Never Use.Raised in Dallas, Texas, Campbell began composing on the family piano as a child, but it wasn't until he was 14 that he started writing songs with lyrics after hearing Jason Schwartzman's "Ethan's Song" in the teen comedy Slackers. At the age of 18, he switched from writing... read more