A Cast of Thousands' third single from "Sleeping World" is "Hot Summer Nights" is a satirical spoof of the teen beach movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. This is juxtaposed with the environmental catastrophe that looms large over us all.

Cover Art by Tessa Higgins

Hot Summer Nights

"Alone in the Crowd" is the third album from Auburn, New York trio A Cast of Thousands. This playlist is a sneak peek at the record which will officially be released on June 26, 2015.

Salvation

The Ballad Of Billy Blame

"Alone in the Crowd" is the third album from Auburn, New York trio A Cast of Thousands. This playlist is a sneak peek at the record which will officially be released on June 26, 2015.
Wallace is a song written by Beth Beer.  The song was inspired by Wallace Steven's poem "The House was Quiet and the World was Calm."

Wallace

Vernacular Spectacular

A Cast of Thousands performed this version of "Charade" during Sub Rosa #26 and was recorded live at SubCat Studios on December 20, 2015.

Charade

"Cruel Will" is a lo-fi electro pop duet. The narrative is a back and forth of jaded lovers. One lover blames fate for the death of the romance while the other has a hunch that it was really the war of the wills.

Cruel Will

Adventurer is the second single from A Cast of Thousands' Beige Album.

Adventurer

An attempt to write a jazz song ended in a glorious monochord calamity.

Regret

"Gaslight" is the fourth single from A Cast of Thousand's Beige Album. The cover artwork is by Matthew Ross-McGuire.

Gaslight

A Cast of Thousands is a quartet from "History's Hometown", Auburn, New York. For better or worse their songs are about contemporary life on the margins. They are loyal to their geographic, social, and political realities and create collagist portraits and landscapes that elevate everyday life. Their songs have been described as "barnstormers", "simple stabs at precious pop", with a "rough-n-ready sonic immediacy."  They've released four albums - "A Cast of Thousands", "Aqua Fur", "Alone in the Crowd" and most recently a live album entitled "Sub Rosa". Jack Rabid from The Big Takeover described their Alone in the Crowd" release "as organic and free of fatteners as a Portlandia free-range chicken, 'Alone' is good and plenty."

A Cast of Thousands

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