Love Is the Call

Love Is the Call is the seventh studio album by the English band Cast, released on 16 February 2024. Produced by Youth, it is their first album recorded as a three-piece of singer and rhythm guitarist John Power, lead guitarist Liam "Skin" Tyson and drummer Keith O'Neill, with Power also playing bass on an album for the first time since he was in his previous band The La's.

Background
John Power spent 2021 writing for what he described as "may well be Cast's last ever album." By the end of the year he had almost finished making demos for the new album, with plans to spend 2022 recording "like if Cast were doing a debut album now."

Recording
Since Power felt that the album was a return "to the space I sat in between The La’s and Cast," he decided to play bass on it for the first time since he was in his former band. This meant that Cast recorded as a three-piece with Youth on board as producer, and work on the album wrapped up in late 2023.

Release
On 28 October 2023 Cast released the title track and first single from Love Is the Call, with Power describing the new album as feeling like "a missing link" between his time in The La's and Cast's debut All Change. Second single "Love You Like I Do" followed on 5 December along with the confirmation of a 16 February 2024 release date for the album. "Faraway", the third single from Love Is the Call, was released on 5 January 2024.

Track listing
All songs written by John Power.

Cast

 * John Power – guitars, bass, lead and backing vocals
 * Liam "Skin" Tyson – guitars, backing vocals
 * Keith O'Neill – drums, backing vocals

Production

 * Youth – producer