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The Lights

by Caswell

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Caswell returns from a lockdown-induced hiatus with a fresh and energised single “The Lights”. A self-managed and self-funded artist, Caswell was successful in an application for a funded writing retreat and so headed to the coast in her native county of Suffolk for a week in Spring. In the grounds of The Red House, a historic site in Aldeburgh which was once home to famous composer Benjamin Britten, Caswell and her live band co-wrote for the first time, determined to keep things as DIY as possible. Invites were extended only to core Caswell collaborators, including Jake Alder who you can hear on "The Lights" production.

Sparked by a D’n’B type-beat thrashed out on the kit, Caswell wove a narrative that is charged with vulnerability and honesty. Explaining the meaning behind the lyrical sentiment; "It works on a two dimensional level. That feeling you get 'the next morning' when you feel exposed & vulnerable. It's also this metaphor of being able to present your flaws and insecurities to a significant other, wondering if they will still be there for the mundanities of everyday life. It's about the hope of being able to be your authentic-self.”

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Even when the lights come up
Give me some kinda love like there’s nobody watching
Even when the lights come up
Give me some kinda love like your under my thumb print
Even when the lights come up
Will you love every part of me even if I can’t
Will you love me when the lights come up

Even when the lights come up
Give me some kinda love like there’s nobody watching
Yes even when the lights come up
Give me some kinda love like your under my thumb print
And even when the lights come up
Will you love every part of me even if I can’t
Will you love me when the lights come up

Yes even when the lights come up
Even when the lights come up
Even when the lights come up
Will you love me when the lights come up

Had all of my walls built up
Until you came along asked me if I could come through
Hit me like a gun went off
Never fallen so hard damn I thought I was fool proof
So tell me if these walls come down
Will you give me the love that you told me you want to
Will you love me when the lights come up

Yes even when the lights come up
Even when the lights come up
Even when the lights come up
Will you love me when the lights come up

I’m worried that the tide might go
Worried that the nights grow cold
Can you tell a tale untold
I’m worried that the tide might go
Worried that the nights grow cold
Can you tell a tale untold

Yes even when the lights come up
Yes even when the lights come up
Yes even when the lights come up
Will you love me when the lights come up

credits

released November 9, 2022
Written by Kristin Caswell-Robinson, Jake Alder, Fabian Marshall-Tierney and George Kerridge.
Production by Jake Alder.
Mix by Camden Clarke.
Master by Frank Arkwright.

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Caswell England, UK

Suffolk-based Caswell crafts a flavour of alternative downtempo electronica, resulting in an elaborate forma of pop.

With radio play on BBC Radio 1 to BBC 6 Music and performances at Reading + Leeds Festivals she has had quite the journey, many having also seen her crowed winner of national competition in which she went on to support Ed Sheeran on the closing night of his Divide world tour. ... more

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