Castle St Explained

Castle St
Type:studio
Artist:Six60
Cover:Six60 - Castle St.jpg
Genre:Pop rock
Length:33:09
Producer:Malay
Prev Title:Six60
Prev Year:2019

Castle St is the fourth studio album by New Zealand band Six60. The band's second collaboration with American music producer Malay, Castle St debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart.

Production

The album was co-produced by American music producer Malay, who previously worked on the band's 2019 album Six60.

The album's title comes from the Dunedin Street where the band members lived during university.[1] The band began working on the album in Los Angeles, where they spent six months together. Band vocalist Matiu Walters felt that this time was a period of rejuvenation for the band, where they rediscovered the bonds they had created when originally living together as flatmates.

Release

The album's first single "Before You Leave", inspired by the birth of lead vocalist Matiu Walters's daughter, was released on 19 August 2022.[2] This was followed by "Never Been Tonight" in September 2022, which featured the album track "Nobody Knows" as the single's B-side.[3]

To promote the album, a replica of their Castle Street house was constructed and displayed in Eden Park, Auckland.[1]

The band toured New Zealand during the summer between October 2022 and March 2023, with their annual Six60 Saturdays tour.[2] The band's previous summer tour was postponed due to the effects of COVID-19 in New Zealand.[2] New Zealand band Supergroove reformed to play as an opening act for the tour's Wellington and Auckland dates.[2] The band also toured Australia with The Castle St World Tour, held from December 2022 to February 2023.[4] [5]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 50

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
New Zealand7 October 2022[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Six60 Release Highly-Anticipated New Album 'Castle St' . 7 October 2022 . Conor . Lochrie . . 12 November 2022.
  2. News: First song: Six60 release their new single . 19 August 2022 . Jesse . Mulligan . Jesse Mulligan . . 12 November 2022.
  3. News: Six60 release new A/B double single 'Never Been Tonight' and 'Nobody Knows' . 18 September 2022 . . 12 November 2022.
  4. News: SIX60 are coming to Melbourne for a huge one-off performance in December . 7 September 2022 . Beat . 12 November 2022.
  5. News: Six60 Release Long-Awaited New Album 'Castle St' . Tyler . Jenke . 7 October 2022 . Musicfeeds . 12 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2022. Recorded Music NZ. 29 December 2022. 21 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072418/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467. live.
  7. Web site: Castle St (Vinyl) . . 12 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Castle St (Limited Edition Numbered Cassette) . Marbecks . 12 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Castle St . Real Groovy . 12 November 2022.