Burlap To Cashmere

Burlap to Cashmere are back. The folk-rock band that played alongside the ’90s’ biggest acts, rocked an audience of 3 million (that included the Pope!), and made the whole world rethink what soul-searching music sounds like bowed out in 2001 after years of nonstop touring took their toll. But a decade after their split, the group’s core trio — singer/guitarist Steven Delopoulos, guitarist John Philippidis, and drummer Theodore Pagano — have reunited, returning with a beautiful, stripped-down new sound. “We still have the energy, the focus, the drive,” says Delopoulos. But as Philippidis explains, their musical tastes have matured: “We went from being beer drinkers to red wine drinkers.” Also recommended for fans of: Cat Stevens.