BIO

Surge and the Swell is the solo and collaboration vehicle of Minnesota-based, Americana and Indie-folk, singer-songwriter Aaron Cabbage. Born in Kentucky, raised in Southeast Texas via Indiana and now calling Minnesota home, his influences run North to South.  Cabbage pulls in collaborators based on the venue or the needs of the record. Members of Surge and the Swell include some of Minnesota's most well known musicians:  Adam Levy - Guitar, Production, Songwriting mentor (Turn Turn Turn, Honeydogs) //Noah Levy - Drums/Percussion, (Brian Setzer, Peter Frampton, Golden Smog) //Isaac Levy - Bass, Guitars //Katie Gearty - Vocals  //Sarah Souder - Vocals //Steve Wold - Mandolin/Dobro //Matthew Kirkwold - Guitars //The Lead single from the debut LP features organ by special guest Kevin Gastonguay (Cory Wong, Cory and the Wong Notes)

The title track of the initial EP “Love 4000”, is a timely anthem to the long distance relationship in the era of technology-enabled romance and more recently, the pandemic travel restrictions. Other songs on the debut EP deal with fresh starts, mindfulness and first sparks.

DEBUT ALBUM (MARCH 4, 2022)

In the 2022 debut LP, "Offering", Cabbage set out to create "soaring-chorus Americana" with a theme of "accepting the new normal". Songs like "Full in the Now", "Hard Work" and "Gravity Boots" were inspired by the shifts in daily life experienced in the global pandemic and stresses placed on the workforce.  The songs on this album are were written to be performed on a big stage celebrating outdoor music or in more intimate settings with an acoustic guitar with warm harmonies. 

Press/Airplay:

-#1 Album NACC College Radio Adds - February 2022
-#7 APD Top 50 Americana Albums Chart - March 2022
-"These guys have got something going... solid Americana, four on the 
floor roots... nice balladry" - Poprock
-"The music is as introspective and evocative as one my hope from a 
band that's making their initial bow." - Goldmine
-KCMP - 98.3 The Current airplay
-KYMN - Radio Northfield and numerous other college radio

PHOTOS

Photo by Tom Smouse at Volstead House
Photo by Tom Smouse

VIDEOS

MUSIC

CONTACT

ARTIST CONTACT

Aaron Cabbage
surgeandtheswell@gmail.com

PUBLICITY

Krista Vilinskis
Elephants and Flowers Media
612-242-1727
elephantsandflowersmedia@gmail.com

SOCIAL MEDIA AND STREAMING