Hey Marseilles

The thing about traveling is that you always end up back where you started. Ashes to ashes and all that big-picture stuff.

For Hey Marseilles, travel is as much a state of mind as location of body. This is a seven-piece Northwest band deeply rooted to its place of origin but equally anxious to get away, to see it all. Not escapism, but expansion: Listen closely to To Travels and Trunks and you'll hear faraway places named not so much as a wish list but as incantation. The broader your horizon, the deeper your longing, the more genuine your experience.

And so, in 2008, three guys embark on a musical adventure instigated by one's first melody on his brand-new used accordion. And, some months later, seven guys—the original trio plus a few old friends—get together in a garage in Seattle and record an album. To Travels and Trunks is both Hey Marseilles’ mission statement and its hazy dream put to music.  

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Current Release: To Travels and Trunks