# @denverwestword on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-18T15:57:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Westword (@denverwestword) — https://gondola.cc/denverwestword

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“The Three of Swords card is all about betrayal and moving on from that,” says madsterspillman, the guitarist of Denver band may_be_fern. “That’s the theme of our whole album, which follows the arc of that healing. Tarot is a journey, and the album really tells an emotional journey that we took with each other – that we take with each other.”

“The swords visualize how we work and operate,” adds vocalist/bassist nref_kate. “We’re strong and cutting and ready to move past any obstacle.”

May Be Fern’s new album, Three of Swords, dropped on September 13, and the band will celebrate the release at globehalldenver on Saturday, September 20, with openers leashy_is_alysiakraft and thegalentines.band. This sophomore effort has been worth the wait, even leveling up from the group’s first LP, Okay Grandma, Your Turn, which won a 2024 Best of Denver award for Best Debut Album. As the Tarot card symbolizes, May Be Fern has done a lot of growing, and the members are stronger and fiercer than ever.

Three of Swords is emblematic of May Be Fern’s distinctive and versatile sound: funky, rock-oriented, jammy and absolutely addictive. It’s completely unique, but you can distinguish a range of influences from the ’70s and ’80s eras of funk, soul, post punk, new wave and rock. The album is one you’ll listen to from start to finish, no skips – each of the fifteen songs is a hit, brimming with imagery that immerses the listener, and it’s clear their placements are intentional to really drive the theme.

✍️ Read this week’s cover story by emily__skywalker at westword.com or at the link in our bio.
📸 johnmcsweeney 

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