JVNO

JVNO is a quartet from Bellingham, Washington, with Jesse Johnson, Victoria Morales, Noah Walker, and Oliver Ignatius. They started playing together with a shared interest in the ocean and the Salish Sea landscape around them. Their name comes from a phonetic spelling of the Latin phrase 'juvenis novis orbis,' which roughly means 'youth of a new world.'

Their music mixes folk, electronica, and ambient sounds, often built around organic instrumentation. In 2014 they put out a debut album called 'Aether' that balanced acoustic melodies with electronic textures. One of their better-known songs is 'A Orca,' which touches on marine life and conservation themes in the Pacific Northwest.

They have other tracks like 'À Prova de Balas' and 'Domino' that show their range. The group tends to avoid strict genre boundaries, working instead with whatever sounds fit their mood or the story they want to tell.