Cockappella, USC’s co-ed a capella group, release their first album “Up and Coming” today. The release is the fruit of more than a year and a half of work with producer Eric Talley of BreakingTheCurse Productions.
“We’re very excited. This is a young group and a big step,” said fourth-year history student Ben Peele, president of Cockapella. “We’ve been waiting for a while. We had a few recording difficulties — it was tough to get everyone at the studio at once, but we finally set the date.”
The album features a capella covers of all kinds of artists and genres that are aimed at entertaining a college crowd. Everything from Queen to Fun. and country to classic rock, all “with our own spin on it,” Peele said.
“Up and Coming” and T-shirts can be purchased today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Davis Field near the Russell House. Get a CD for $10, a shirt for $12 or both for $20.
The album is also on sale at Papa Jazz Record Shoppe and Pecknel Music in Five Points, Star Music on Assembly Street and on iTunes.
Catch “Up and Coming” live at 8 p.m. Thursday at the center courtyard of the Swearingen Engineering Center.