Cass Harris – Four for the Road
i just found out that a friend of mine had made a cd and didn’t tell me. so i foolishly assumed that it wasn’t gonna be that great. boy was i wrong. this short little ep is the real deal. he fits the singer/songwriter label and his sound is best described as acoustic-folk. the way he sings and plays reminds me a lot of colin hay post men at work. for those of you who have never heard of colin hay, and only know him through his work as the lead singer of the 80’s band men at work, you should definitely check him out. but only do that after stopping in and listening to cass harris. even though it’s just his voice and an acoustic guitar, the songs aren’t lacking at all. simple though they may be, he pulls off a very full sound in each recording. i also really enjoy his songwriting a lot. each song has a bit of a story-telling aspect to it, which i am a huge fan of. so seriously check it and order a cd. or if you can wait a couple of weeks, it will be available on itunes pretty soon. all of four for the road can be heard at cassharrismusic.com
also, for those interested, cass is in the middle of recording an album of theme songs he has written over the past seven years for new life ranch. this pic was taken in east hall studio in fayetteville, ar.
here’s an example of the genius of the man from the land down under.
colin hay – beautiful world (removed 2/13/09)
here’s to blood flowing from your ear
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I remember Mr. Cass very well. I really wish I could go to the 50th celebration at NLR this august but probably won’t happen.
Nathan, just wanted to say thanks for your kind words about my music. When you write music and put yourself out there, no longer in the shelter of your head, it’s nice to hear some encouraging words.
Great blog, man!