Cashmere Washington is a multi-media project based out of Midland, Michigan. The goal is to have the moniker act as a vehicle for dynamic and various forms of art-making. The first release is a series of EPs that documents direct life experiences from the artist's childhood in Midland and answers "how did we get here?"

The first being The Shape Of Things To Come. A six song cathartic show & tell of the worst parts of life that feels like a victory lap. With themes delving in relationship abuse, childhood trauma, gender and identity told through tongue-in-cheek playful songwriting and sung with a smirk.

Cassettes available through:
fishpeoplebirds.bandcamp.com

Here's some nice words about the EP:

"Thomas became kin to me in Ypsilanti when we reckoned each others sprawling experimental practices. A deep student of equal parts Midwestern Emo, experimental MCs and the sprawling international beat scene - its always a pleasure to see them blend elements to create scream-alongable jams out of soul samples, recordings of voicemails, open 7th guitar chords, jazzier guitar chords, and banging drums. In this EP, a nod to Ornette Coleman, Thomas reckons the past and the future from a cathartic, cosmic vantage point. A post-emo album with some DJ-mustard style production in it, this album is the 4 am half asleep car bumper skid on the way into the proverbial taco bell for a good cry."
--Fishpeoplebirds

"The formal debut from Midland, Michigan’s Thomas Dunn II is an EP that’s been accurately called “post emo” (by their tape label) and “bedroom punk/hip-hop” (by Dunn). The Shape of Things to Come isn’t the first release to meld emo-adjacent rock and rap, but it distinguishes itself by committing to a lo-fi, fuzzy sound anchored by Dunn’s guitar playing, even in songs like “Last Year” where the hip-hop influence is particularly felt. If Cashmere Washington’s next releases (more EPs are forthcoming, per Dunn) live up to the promise that The Shape of Things to Come demonstrates, then perhaps it’ll just be the beginning. "
--Rosy Overdrive

rosyoverdrive.wordpress.com/2021/12/13/rosy-overdrives-top-25-eps-of-2021/

You can also find a great interview I had the opportunity to do with Lori Stratton for A2Pulp which features an in-depth look at the EP here:
pulp.aadl.org/node/581651