13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Edward Castelow – Down By The Riverside

He was Dictaphone Blues, now he’s Edward Castelow and here is a taste of his new album.

The song is Down By The Riverside and the album is Mirth. Here’s the always lovely record company blurb with details:

Edward Castelow is gliding out from behind the Dictaphone Blues moniker to release a tender album of songs under his own name. Written and recorded during 2020, Mirth is a nine-song collection of personal tales and reflections delivered in a rich baritone that is due for release early 2021.

Lead single Down By The Riverside flows and builds like the Hakatere (the river that severs Tinwald from Ashburton, the small town where Edward grew up), wandering through arresting chronicles and feel changes until it bursts into an escalating coda.

The songwriter responsible for the indie hits Her Heart Breaks Like A Wave and When Your Simulation Crossed Mine has not only been trying to write more concise song titles, but has also turned his pen towards more personal subjects. Life and death, love and loss all move throughout the album in various guises and through the writing process, Edward tried to find some mirth within all of them.