{"id":3743,"date":"2026-01-23T04:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/bay-area-folk-rock-duo-cosmic-spin-offer-single-messenger-carrying-hopeful-message-for-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:52:59","slug":"bay-area-folk-rock-duo-cosmic-spin-offer-single-messenger-carrying-hopeful-message-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/bay-area-folk-rock-duo-cosmic-spin-offer-single-messenger-carrying-hopeful-message-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area Folk-Rock Duo, Cosmic Spin offer single \u2018Messenger\u2019 carrying hopeful message for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ALAMEDA, Calif. \/California Newswire \u2014 NEWS\/ \u2014 The alternative folk-rock duo Cosmic Spin has released \u201cMessenger,\u201d an original song, newly re-mastered on the Pentacle Records label. The track features Bara Waters and Robert Cassard\u2019s lush vocal harmonies, with atmospheric layers of guitars and other effects. \u201cMessenger\u201d is available to stream now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and most other popular platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics for \u201cMessenger\u201d deliver an inspirational message of hope to counteract today\u2019s challenges: \u201cYou are the messenger, carrying this flickering lamp with all the light that\u2019s left of me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Messenger\u2019 feels right for the times,\u201d said songwriter Robert Cassard. \u201cThe words remind us that we are all messengers, hopefully positive ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon the initial release of \u2018Messenger\u201d in the United Kingdom in 2020, it climbed the iTunes Alternative Folk chart in the UK, eventually reaching #1.<\/p>\n<p>In reviewing \u201cMessenger,\u201d BuzzMusic.com said: \u201cHitting the charts with the original composition \u2018Messenger,\u2019 Cosmic Spin incorporates a texturized groove that opts out of the robotic formula in today\u2019s genres. It\u2019s a buffet that nourishes any ear willing to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were excited by \u2018Messenger\u2019s popularity in Britain,\u201d said Bara Waters. \u201cBut 2026 feels like the perfect time to remaster the track and release it to radio here in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMessenger\u201d is the follow-up to Cosmic Spin\u2019s 2025 hit single \u201cA Break in the Clouds,\u201d which spent 6 months on the Mediabase Top 40 chart in the USA, including 7 weeks in the Top 40, peaking at #35. The song also spent 2 months on the competitive Hot Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #29.<\/p>\n<p>Since forming in 2011, Cosmic Spin has performed at a wide variety of venues and events. The duo is known for its creative use of effects and pre-recorded grooves to create the sound of a full band. The goal is to take each audience on a musical journey \u2013 a \u201ccosmic spin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cosmic Spin is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is now booking performances and festivals for 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit: https:\/\/www.cosmic-spin.com\/ <\/p>\n<p>For fans of: Fleetwood Mac, boygenius, My Morning Jacket.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO (YouTube): <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Kt-n5n5Tl5E\"><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Messenger - Cosmic Spin [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kt-n5n5Tl5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALAMEDA, Calif. \/California Newswire \u2014 NEWS\/ \u2014 The alternative folk-rock duo Cosmic Spin has released \u201cMessenger,\u201d an original song, newly re-mastered on the Pentacle Records label. The track features Bara Waters and Robert Cassard\u2019s lush vocal harmonies, with atmospheric layers of guitars and other effects. \u201cMessenger\u201d is available to stream now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[501,1500,2351,2347,2346,2345,2352,2353,2350,2349,1801,2348],"class_list":["post-3743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-area","tag-bay","tag-carrying","tag-cosmic","tag-duo","tag-folkrock","tag-hopeful","tag-message","tag-messenger","tag-offer","tag-single","tag-spin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}