Casual Island began as a set of home studio demos inspired by Jane's Party's experience supporting Tom Odell's “No Bad Days” tour across Europe in 2016. After returning home the band immediately called up producer Derek Hoffman (The Trews, Arkells, Elwins, Willa), and set up what would become the Casual Island sessions. Bassist/singer Devon Richardson says, "Derek is absolutely brilliant at taking what's initially unique and captivating about a musical idea and amplifying it a million times over". "So much of what made the final recordings came right from the original demos [not far removed from Tom Odell's own recording process]", says guitarist/singer Tom Ionescu. "This album feels very personal to us, like we're sharing that initial intimate experience when you're first coming up with the song and recording it in your bedroom", says keyboardist/singer Jeff Giles.

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    As of April of 2018, the band has been steadily releasing singles from the full-length, leading with indie-rocker "You're The Light" (Indie88), followed by "Acknowledgements", “Wait For You” (CBC3 Top 10) and with the release of the full album, the latest single, “Satellite” (Indie88 and SiriusXM The Verge). Each single has been accompanied by a B-Side, "Right Down The Line" featuring DJ Skratch Bastid, "Surfing On A Sinewave" (Pop Matters), featuring and produced by Leland Whitty (BADBADNOTGOOD), and “Drive” featuring Kirty (Fast Romantics). Drummer Zach Sutton says, "For the four of us, writing and recording music has always been a collaborative process. Bringing in Skratch, Leland and Kirty is our way of expanding the family and getting fresh creative juices into the mix. Every collaboration has been a huge source of inspiration that challenges the way we approach music making".