Saturday, February 23, 2019

Cassia and Drift - Free Saturday (“FL&R”)


     Finding songs that can be legally downloaded is easy. The difficult task is to find legally downloadable music that we recommend. Our plan is to post at least one Free, Legal and Recommended (FL&R) song each Saturday.

     Cassia is a trio based in Manchester, UK. Their Facebook page cites Macclesfield as a hometown and identifies their sound as a personal “brand of Calypso-flavoured Indie Pop.” The song “Small Spaces” is a good example. It includes reminders of Vampire Weekend.

     The members of Cassia are Rob Ellis (guitar, vocals), Lou Cotterill (bass, vocals), and Jake Leff (drums, vocals). In March, they will be at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

     “Small Spaces” by Cassia


     Drift is a 5-member Indie group hailing from Philadelphia, PA. The band is the brainchild of Ben Weiss, vocalist and rhythm guitarist. After drawing together a cast of like-minded musicians in Ryan O’Grady (lead guitar), Henry Merker (bass) Matt Coakley (keyboards), and Tristan Walker (drummer), Drift recorded and produced their first full-length album, “Reflection(s).” The debut album was released worldwide through Mad Dragon Music Group in February 2019.

     “No Pressure” by Drift


     Strand of Oaks is the performance name of Tim Showalter of Goshen, Indiana. He will release album an album, “Eraserland,” on March 22 via Dead Oceans. One single on the album will be “Weird Ways,” which he made available for download at the website of Seattle’s KEXP. To access the download availability, click on the link:

     Strand of Oaks will visit The Independent in San Francisco on April 23, 2019. For the full tour schedule and ticket information CLICK HERE.


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