Blindside EP by Caswell
Caswell details some of the themes on her second EP; “Blindside chronologically follows through significant destructive relationships from my past, and then transitions into a much more positive
phase with final track 'Surface'. Previously I've really struggled in regards to upholding my own value and self-worth and I've always had a blind-spot for broken or emotionally unavailable men, so not a
great mix. I've also tended to not see the bad in people I was romantically involved with or the harm that those situations were doing to me until much later.”
She also talks through it track by track; “The EP opens with 'Stay The Night', a song I wrote in my bedroom when I was 17 (initially over an instrumental on YouTube by The Weeknd). That was my first experience of real heartbreak and rejection. 'Hurt Me Bad' and 'Control' were written in 2 othernegative phases, and then in my early twenties I started to see this pattern. I analysed my behaviour more and tried to understand it. Blindside ends with imagery of literally rising out of a dark place I
didn't even know I was in, and it's as much about self-love as it is romantic love. It's an empowering song for anyone who leaves a negative situation who can begin reach their full potential.”
Tracklist
| 1. | Stay The Night | 3:11 |
| 2. | Hurt Me Bad | 3:09 |
| 3. | Control | 4:01 |
| 4. | Surface | 3:41 |
Credits
Stay The Night
Written by Kristin Caswell-Robinson, Charles James Casey.
Produced by Hugh Fothergill, Charles James Casey.
Hurt Me Bad
Written by Kristin Caswell-Robinson, Hugh Fothergill.
Produced by Hugh Fothergill.
Additional Production by Jake Alder, Merlyn Bruce.
Vocal Engineered by Hugh Fothergill, Rob Sellens.
Keys by Merlyn Bruce.
Control
Written by Kristin Caswell-Robinson, Hugh Fothergill.
Produced by Hugh Fothergill.
Keys by Merlyn Bruce.
Surface
Written by Kristin Caswell-Robinson, David E. Sugar.
Produced by Hugh Fothergill, David E. Sugar.
Recorded at Assault & Battery Studios and Decoy Studios.
Mixed by Cenzo Townsend at Decoy Studios and Hugh Fothergill at Assault and Battery Studios.
Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios.
Sleeve concept and design by Mark Wilkinson. Photography by Nick Ilott.
License
All rights reserved.Tags
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.