Feb 25, 2025 By Caleb Campbell

Blue Cactus is the Chapel Hill, NC-based indie folk project of songwriters Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez. After introducing the duo’s style of folk, alt-country, and psych rock with their 2017 self-titled album and 2021 follow-up, Stranger Again, the pair are set to return this year with their third full-length album, Believer. The record came together in the two years following Stranger Again, taking shape as the pair navigated chronic health issues and the slow recovery after COVID. More