John Hayes is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. His debut solo album By The Woods was released in 2018 by New York-based label Sonder House. In 2020 he released his sophomore solo album The Last Best Place. This was followed up with a pair of collaborative releases, Borealis, a collaboration with Maxy Dutcher on Moderna Records, and a collaboration with Elskavon, Du Nord, on Western Vinyl.