5 piece debut that bridges the soundscapes of traditional acoustic folk and new age sonic ambiance, the band has successfully created a fresh branch of music which falls somewhere between The Fleet Foxes or The Avett Brothers and DIIV or Beach Fossils (beatroute mag). Name of band is a reference to he 1822, General William Ashley that hired 100 men to explore the Missouri river source. Music is influenced by old school folk to progressive rock to modern electronic.