What is the origin story of The Shells? I understand Craigslist is involved?
Jess: Mel & Carrie were in a duo and felt like it would work a lot better with a third harmony, so they put an ad out in publications across NYC, including Craigslist. I had just moved into the city and was looking for a band to collaborate or sing with as a hobby and found the ad in Craigslist for an audition for a harmony girl group. Having been in an a cappella group in college, I was really interested, showed up the audition, and 4 years later, the rest is history! Zack: You describe your style as “Cosmo Country.” What is Cosmo Country? The Shells: Cosmo Country is a mix of both urban country and city pop. Our songs are grounded in the honesty with which we write them, and our roots are folk inspired, so that combo created a genre we feel is unique to us! We spent a long time putting a really long tag behind our name (pop-rock-fok-alternative-country) but it just wasn’t getting the point across, so we decided to simplify it…Our sound is a mix of classic folk rock (CSN), modern coun
