Watch The String Cheese Incident Perform “Struggling Angel” In The Studio

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May 1, 2014 9:43 am

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The String Cheese Incident turn 20 this year, and they’re marking the occasion with a new album, Song In My Head. It’s the Boulder, Colorado bluegrass-inspired jam band’s first studio album in nine years, and it’s a doozy. Watch an exclusive in-studio performance of the poignant album track “Struggling Angel.”

“The song was written as a tribute to our friend Sara Gewald,” bassist Keith Moseley says. “Sara unexpectedly took her own life in March, 2012, and the song was born out of the grieving process. The melody and lyrics both came very quickly in a fit of inspiration as we struggled to deal with the loss of a good friend. Although the lyrics are a somber reminder of the loss of a friend, the chorus and melodic outtro are intentionally uplifting — a celebration of life.”

The String Cheese Incident will hit the festival circuit next month; you can catch them at Beale Street Music Festival, DelFest, Wakarusa, Electric Forest and the Lockn’ Festival.