Singer/songwriter Cassidy’s new project entitled Bohème has at last been completed, and the eagerly anticipated solo debut album, is called Follow The Freedom. Hailed by veteran Rolling Stone writer David Fricke as “a vocal dynamo,” the former front woman of the once-acclaimed Antigone Rising, will make her album available later this year on her own Band and Mountain label.
Follow The Freedom marks an extraordinary new chapter in Cassidy’s already remarkable career. With its blue-eyed soul and pop-influenced sound as well as powerful sense of hope and optimism, the album marks a kind of creative rebirth for the Los Angeles-based artist.
Of the departure says Cassidy, “I needed to go back to the beginning, to who I was before the band. I found that girl was still very much there, and had been progressing the whole time.” Then came the reinvention. "Bohème is the name of the project," she says, "but it's also me--who I am and how I feel—a gypsy, a free spirit. I'll always be Cassidy, that's my name, but this is sort of an alter ego, a character I’ve created as I’m starring in this new role of my life."
Co-produced by Cassidy with longtime collaborator Don Boyette (a top session bassist known for his work alongside Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, and Steve Nicks), Bohème’s Follow The Freedom sees the multi-talented musician/entrepeneur crafting a distinctive collection of songs rich with passion, brave emotion, and uncommon style. From the breezy, buoyant “Everything Sunshine” to the reflective “Even the Mistakes and the searing “Thank You for Breaking My Heart,” Bohème invested every bit of heart and soul into the recording and the results are truly triumphant.
Among the album’s many highlights is the stunning title track, which features backing vocals from none other than Journey’s Steve Perry. The legendary lead singer offered his spontaneous support when he surprised Bohème at the studio during the sessions.
“I walked into the studio one day to find Steve Perry hanging out in my mixing bay,” she recalls still with a bit of disbelief . "Before I knew it, he came up with this cool idea for a backing vocal on ‘Follow The Freedom.’ We threw a mic up and sang it together!”
Bohème’s Cassidy led the once-critically acclaimed Antigone Rising as its lead singer and primary songwriter from late 1999 to early 2008. The all-female rock band released four independent albums before ultimately signing to Lava/Atlantic Records. The band’s 2005 major label debut, From the Ground Up, achieved sales exceeding 500,000 on her watch, in part thanks to the support of the original “Starbucks Hear Music” campaign. A powerful live performer, Cassidy shared stages with some of music’s biggest stars, including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Dave Mathews Band, and her good friend Rob Thomas, who said about the singer, “Cassidy is a born star.”
Cassidy also received extensive praise from a wide range of national media, including USA Today’s Elysa Gardner, who singled her out for particular applause, commending Cassidy’s “rootsy, accessible songs” and “vibrato-laden powerhouse of a voice.” Bohème’s Follow The Freedom arrives Fall, 2011.
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Follow The Freedom marks an extraordinary new chapter in Cassidy’s already remarkable career. With its blue-eyed soul and pop-influenced sound as well as powerful sense of hope and optimism, the album marks a kind of creative rebirth for the Los Angeles-based artist.
Of the departure says Cassidy, “I needed to go back to the beginning, to who I was before the band. I found that girl was still very much there, and had been progressing the whole time.” Then came the reinvention. "Bohème is the name of the project," she says, "but it's also me--who I am and how I feel—a gypsy, a free spirit. I'll always be Cassidy, that's my name, but this is sort of an alter ego, a character I’ve created as I’m starring in this new role of my life."
Co-produced by Cassidy with longtime collaborator Don Boyette (a top session bassist known for his work alongside Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, and Steve Nicks), Bohème’s Follow The Freedom sees the multi-talented musician/entrepeneur crafting a distinctive collection of songs rich with passion, brave emotion, and uncommon style. From the breezy, buoyant “Everything Sunshine” to the reflective “Even the Mistakes and the searing “Thank You for Breaking My Heart,” Bohème invested every bit of heart and soul into the recording and the results are truly triumphant.
Among the album’s many highlights is the stunning title track, which features backing vocals from none other than Journey’s Steve Perry. The legendary lead singer offered his spontaneous support when he surprised Bohème at the studio during the sessions.
“I walked into the studio one day to find Steve Perry hanging out in my mixing bay,” she recalls still with a bit of disbelief . "Before I knew it, he came up with this cool idea for a backing vocal on ‘Follow The Freedom.’ We threw a mic up and sang it together!”
Bohème’s Cassidy led the once-critically acclaimed Antigone Rising as its lead singer and primary songwriter from late 1999 to early 2008. The all-female rock band released four independent albums before ultimately signing to Lava/Atlantic Records. The band’s 2005 major label debut, From the Ground Up, achieved sales exceeding 500,000 on her watch, in part thanks to the support of the original “Starbucks Hear Music” campaign. A powerful live performer, Cassidy shared stages with some of music’s biggest stars, including The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Dave Mathews Band, and her good friend Rob Thomas, who said about the singer, “Cassidy is a born star.”
Cassidy also received extensive praise from a wide range of national media, including USA Today’s Elysa Gardner, who singled her out for particular applause, commending Cassidy’s “rootsy, accessible songs” and “vibrato-laden powerhouse of a voice.” Bohème’s Follow The Freedom arrives Fall, 2011.
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