Smoosh are two sisters from Seattle, Chloe and Asya. Chloe plays drums and Asya plays keyboard and sings. “Free to Stay” is their second record. Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie is their drum teacher and a bit of a mentor.

McGerr met Smoosh in the year 2000 while working for a music store selling drums three days a week. In the case of Smoosh, their father had stopped in to have his violin restrung. When the family heard the drums rumbling upstairs they headed up to check it out.

“I found the girls and the rest of their family huddled around a small red drum kit where Chloe was declaring her infatuation with the instrument, followed by the common parental response, “You’ll have to practice and get lessons if you really want a drum set” said McGerr. “After greeting them and answering all their questions, I leveraged the deal using my second job as a teacher Seattle Drum School to get them started. If they agreed to buy the drums, I would donate my time.”