Meet Cosmic Spin.

A wide view of outer space showing stars and a dark nebula.
Fragment of an old brick wall with damaged and missing bricks.

The retro-modern and soulfully psychedelic sound of 
Bara Waters & Robert Cassard

A section of an old brick wall with some bricks missing and crumbling.
Robert Cassard and Bara Waters performing on stage with brick wall background. Robert playing guitar and singing into a microphone, and Bara singing into a microphone with her arm raised.

Cosmic Spin is the Top 30 passion project of singer-arranger Bara Waters and singer-multi-instrumentalist-producer Robert Cassard. This married musical duo delivers a universally appealing musical mix.

Cosmic Spin’s lush harmonies and layered production create a mind-expanding soundscape — bending and blending genres including acoustic, rock, pop, folk, alternative, and country. 

Morning Boost describes their signature sound as “Fleetwood Mac meets boygenius.”

Bara and Robert have been musicians since their early years in Michigan, where Cassard released his first solo LP, Over the Line, at age 18.

Collage of eight album cover artworks with themes of cosmic imagery, angels, and artistic portraits, featuring titles such as "A Break in the Clouds," "Gilding Lilies," and "Time of the Season," associated with Cosmic Spin band.

After relocating to the West Coast, Waters and Cassard embedded themselves in the L.A. music scene, as songwriters and producers for their indie label, Pentacle Records. In ‘95, they released Cassard’s critically acclaimed rock LP Get This.

In 2005, they founded the cult-favorite Under the Rock concert series in Laguna Beach, spawning their acoustic rock quartet, Soulfolk, which performed throughout Southern California.

In 2010, Bara and Robert moved north to San Francisco’s East Bay and evolved into Cosmic Spin. By integrating percussion loops, backing tracks, and vocal effects into their live performances, the duo began captivating audiences with rich-sounding re-interpretations of iconic songs and heartfelt originals.

Their studio EP, Gilding Lilies, was released in August 2019, and included their harmony-rich cover of Neil Young's After the Goldrush which reached #1 on the iTunes Alternative Folk chart in the UK.

Gilding Lilies was followed by a string of popular singles, including:

In 2025, Cosmic Spin scored its first U.S. radio hit with the summertime ballad “A Break in the Clouds,” which reached #35 on the Mediabase Activator Top 40/CHR chart and #29 on Hot Adult Contemporary. Its follow-up, “Messenger,” continued the momentum in 2026, reaching #37 Top 40/CHR and #30 Hot AC.

Cosmic Spin is currently in the studio working on a new LP that will unite select singles, favorite covers from their live shows, and new originals. Watch this space!

Three framed posters related to the band Cosmic Spin. The top left poster shows a woman lying in a boat, titled 'A Break in the Clouds'. The bottom right poster features a fantasy scene of the god Mercury wielding a guitar, titled 'Messenger'.