Between Deli Sandwiches and Delivery Rooms: The Surreal Birth of Casa Del Sol’s Latest Anthem

John Modell had just witnessed the miracle of birth. He was sweaty, blood-spattered, and vibrating with emotion. But life outside the hospital doors didn’t seem to notice. As Modell dashed across the street to fetch food for the new mother, the world kept turning—customers ordered lunch, traffic rolled by. And in that bizarre duality, inspiration struck.

That moment birthed “Love In A Time Of War,” the latest release from Casa Del Sol, a band that’s as committed to poetic realism as they are to lush sonic textures. The song might sound like a response to the headlines, but its roots lie in something more personal, more surreal: the day Dylan Modell entered the world.

It’s that tension—between chaos and calm, mundanity and the miraculous—that defines both the track and the band’s debut album, Strange Angels. With its swirling organs and delicate guitar leads, “Love In A Time Of War” feels like a prayer whispered during a riot.

But there’s more than memory at play here. Modell’s admiration for humanitarian efforts like those of José Andrés and World Central Kitchen shows how the song has evolved. A track once rooted in one man’s epiphany now speaks to a collective resilience—a defiant tenderness in the face of destruction.

Casa Del Sol isn’t interested in escapism. Their work lives in the layers—where gospel meets rock, where despair meets grace, where you can cradle a newborn with one hand and dial a payphone with the other.

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