The L.I.F.E. Project, featuring Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand and Paralandra vocalist Casandra Carson, have released their take on Blondie’s “Call Me” via Frontiers Music Srl.
The cover has a special connection to the origins of the project, as “Call Me” was the song Carson chose when auditioning to work with Rand back in 2020.
Rand explained: “I was connected with Casandra Carson and asked her what song she’d like to sing for the audition. ‘Call Me’ was her choice, so I quickly put it together musically for her to sing to. She crushed it, and the rest is history!”
According to Rand, they never originally planned to release the recording, but ultimately decided to let fans hear the song that started their collaboration.
Carson added that she had been performing “Call Me” since she was 17 and chose it because she was already comfortable with the song.
“This recording, specifically, was kind of my audition to be in The L.I.F.E. Project. Josh wanted me to pick a song to cover that would be comfortable, and we could use to test out how we would work together, and this felt like the perfect choice. Turns out, I got the job!”
The recording has now been released publicly after sitting in the vault for several years.
Listen to The L.I.F.E. Project’s version of “Call Me” below.
Photo by Ryan Berrier
