King Eddie is a Denver-based psych rock & VR multimedia project fronted by Jay Mars. The band’s new album, Holographic Universe [Moon Magnet Records] uses Virtual Reality as a metaphor for self-delusion. Facing a grave family illness immediately after the birth of his daughter, Jay navigates this duality through a sort of zen futurism to ask: if reality is maya, or illusion, can we create our own hologram? Jay relocated to Denver from Detroit to begin sessions for King Eddie’s second album, Holographic Universe, in 2016. The album debuted this winter on Colorado Public Radio’s Open Air with a brand new lineup including bassist Velvet Adams, guitarist Benjamin Buttice, drummer Linton Wright, and keyboardist Kevin Netz. kingeddie.co