Cas Haley - Open Eyes " Music Video"

Directed by Collin Hauser
Produced by Cas Haley/Collin Hauser


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In 2018, with four albums under his belt and thousands of shows behind
him, Texas singer-songwriter-guitarist Cas Haley was dividing his time
between touring and spending time with his wife and kids on his Texas
farm. He'd grown up immersed in ska/punk/skateboard culture and the
classic reggae-pop of bands like UB40 and Sublime. He'd long since
absorbed the hard-knock lessons of his runner-up finish on an early
season of America's Got Talent. He'd worked with indie reggae label Easy
Star Records, made other fruitful collaborations, and shared stages
with the likes of UB40, Nahko and Medicine for the People, and Trevor
Hall. All along, he'd gone his own independent way, building an enviable
career on the road and in the studio.

Then came the jolt. His wife, Cassy, had a dangerous form of breast
cancer. Surgery and chemo were in the cards. Suddenly life seemed a much
darker place.

But writing together with Cassy, who was discovering a new strain of
creativity as a songwriter, proved to be a big part of the family's
journey back to health. The lyrics to "Open Eyes," which became the new
album's lead single, popped into Cas's head while they were driving to a
follow-up appointment after Cassy's surgery: "Confusion laid its claim
on me/Open eyes but still can't see." The aptly named new album Lessons
and Blessings comes out June 21, 2019 on Jimmy Buffett's label Mailboat
Records.

Lessons and Blessings features collaborations with Mihali Savoulidis
(Twiddle), bluesman Seth Walker, and Josh Heinrichs. Cas and his band
are slated to perform at major festivals this summer and fall, including
the Electric Forest Festival in Michigan, the Shakori Hills GrassRoots
Festival, Shangri-La, Galactic Get Down, Project Earth, VIBE HIGH, and
the MO ROOTS Music and Arts Festival.