Hope & Failure is a Portland-based ethereal doom-folk band whose sound navigates between delicate, atmospheric, and heavy/cathartic moments. Their lyrics explore themes of death, rebirth, nature, connection with the unseen, and a desire to exist together beyond the confines of the capitalist hellscape.

Beginning in 2022 as a mid-quarantine daydream and extension of Rhone's side project Mistaken for Ghosts, Hope & Failure grew from an acoustic folk project into a much louder, expansive, and collaborative entity. Current band members include Rhone Lachner (vocals, guitar, flute, cello), Mikey Romay (drums, synth), Michael Connely (violin), and Cristina Dobbelaere (bass).

Prior  and alternate bands of members include Strangeweather, Mistaken for Ghosts, Pretenser, A.M. Error, and and Death Parade. 

 

Past Members (current friends): 
Thee one and only Sam Forst (Bass)
Thee one and only Max Baker (Bass) 

Photography:
Sarah Nelson - IG: sarahnelson.design
Tom Asselin - IG: shiftingharborgrams