PREMIERE: Conor Cassidy Releases New Single “Tell Me How It Feels”
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Thursday, July 4, 2019
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Keeping up with our series of premieres, Conor Cassidy has returned with the release of his new single “Tell Me How It Feels,” a sweet and catchy track that showcases the love and big 60s and Britpop influences through every note, while bringing his own.
About the song, Cassidy comments:
Tell Me How It Feels is a song I wrote after a long conversation with a friend about not knowing where my home is. I have family and friends scattered around the world like Autumn leaves and I have one foot in London and North America. It can mess with your mind sometimes.
I didn’t write the song until 3 months later. I had just bought an upright piano for my house and one day I was playing some chords and the words “well I’m walking down the street, where my footsteps used to be, seems like a lifetime ago” fell out of the sky. That was the beginning of Tell Me How It Feels.
https://youtu.be/p7OzbZjFcK0
Known for his emotive singing and literate narratives, British born singer-songwriter Conor Cassidy has a story to tell and a sound of his own. Raised on a steady diet of Neil Young, Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen, he began playing guitar and writing songs at the tender age of 9. In late 2008, Conor and his family emigrated to Saskatoon, Canada – once home to Joni Mitchell. It was there that his musical journey would begin. At 13 he was performing in local bars, cafes and restaurants before eventually scoring gigs at prestigious venues in the USA.
By 2014 Conor was introduced to Jeffrey Wood – manager and producer at California’s legendary Fantasy Studios. Recognising Conor’s talent, Jeffrey offered to record and produce some of his songs. Thereafter, Conor toured the USA where he was billed with artists such as Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Paul Young and Zane Carney (John Mayer’s guitarist). In 2017, Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Simon Climie (co-writer to Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin to name a few) discovered Conor’s music and invited him to write and record at his studio.
Now 23, Conor is releasing material that he has cumulated over the past years. He then plans to tour the U.S. and Canada, in hopes of building a loyal fanbase and earning a reputation as a great songwriter and performer.
Vents MagaZine Music and Entertainment Magazine
