CASTLE FRANK – “FOR JAMIE”
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE
Toronto indie-pop songwriter Castle Frank, aka Max BergΓ©, will release his debut album, In Your Blood, on June 23, celebrating that evening in Toronto, with a performance at The Monarch Tavern. Produced by Castle Frank with collaborators Nixon Boyd (Hollerado, Dizzy) and Matt Lederman (!!!, The Rural Alberta Advantage), In Your Blood is the merging of Max’s influences: from producers like Noah Goldstein, Emile Haynie and Jon Hopkins, to the foundations of classic songwriting in the vein of artists like David Bowie and The National.
At the age of 19, Max left a small suburb on the West Coast with nothing but a duffel bag and landed himself in Toronto. He ended up dead broke, living in the storage room of the guitar shop he worked at in the city’s west end. During his first winter after arriving, he holed up in the basement of the shop and began writing about his experiences in the city. With a laptop, mic, a Moog Sub 37 and Tempest Drum Machine, Max began writing and working on this collection of tracks. For Max, In Your Blood is a reflection on how, “sometimes places, people or experiences can leave a mark that you carry until it becomes a part of you. Even if you’d prefer to forget, you learn to accept it as everything you’ve been through has made you who you are.”
ARTIST QUOTE
“Jamie is a character I created based on a few people I used to know. It’s a song about their actions and lifestyle and how it was negatively impacting their lives. Whether it be staying up all night playing video games or lying to and manipulating others for personal and financial gain, it’s ultimately about understanding that you can’t help people that don’t want to be helped, and while wishing them the best you have to move on and let go.”
Castle Frank
In Your Blood
(Independent)
Release Date: June 23, 2023
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