Download Cassorla's New Single "Lee" Featuring Henry Wolfe (Dawes) & Elizaveta Premiered on Consequence of Sound!
Download Cassorla's "Lee" featuring Henry Wolfe (Dawes) & Elizaveta: https://soundcloud.com/cassorla/lee-feat-henry-wolfe-and
In the next single in a series of collaborations on Cassorla's new EP, Amigos, Henry Wolfe and Elizaveta take over on vocals for "Lee" premiered on Consequence of Sound Friday. Described as a "low burning piece of roots rock," this is the third single from Amigos, out digitally on February 4th.
You can also catch the television premiere of Cassorla's "Bona Fide" video, starring Aubrey Plaza, tomorrow on Revolt TV's In Harms Way at 2 PM!
A truly collaborative effort, the six track EP includes contributions by Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper), Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Crash (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), Krystle Warren, Henry Wolfe, and Elizaveta. Cassorla is fronted by songwriter and touring musician Ben Cassorla, who first got his start as a jazz guitarist playing with Thelonious Monk's drummer Ben Riley. Ben Cassorla has since recorded with Slick Rick, performed with Washed Out, and opened for Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.
"The guitar lines play out like early Dawes balladry, reverberated and strummed hard at all the right moments." Consequence of Sound
"He’s a true sonic renaissance man, which explains why the airy, reverb-inflected indie-pop on his upcoming Amigos EP feels impossible to pin down even as it sounds innately familiar. " Stereogum
Album Release Show
02.24.2014 - Los Angeles @ Bootleg Theater w/ Chris Bauers
9PM 21+ FREE
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There’s the guitar player who’s worked with everyone from Slick Rick to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and then there’s the guy recording demos and creating Microsoft Paint videos in the back of the tour bus.
For a long time, Ben Cassorla tried to reconcile those two; wearing one hat on stage and the other while traveling. On his debut EP, Amigos, he decided to put them together and bring the friends from his guitar playing life together with the demo and video-maker.
First he recorded the songs; some in Los Angeles, some in Portland, and some in Paris. He tried to keep things as simple as possible to emulate John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band. Using minimal instrumentation, vocals doubled roughly, muted drums, only old analog delays, cheap tremolos, vintage mics, and the $200 red Squier guitar he bought after two years of house painting in Philadelphia.
Cassorla then got together his amigos to record—assembling the friends he met touring, recording, or just playing cards. The resulting songs feature collaborations with Aubrey Plaza, Eric Earley from Blitzen Trapper, Taylor Goldsmith from Dawes, Crash from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Krystle Warren, Henry Wolfe, and Elizaveta.
And now there’s the EP. He decided to call it Amigos, because it wouldn’t have been possible without ‘em.Links
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