About Cast
Artist Biography
One of the most traditional guitar bands to emerge during the Brit-pop era of the mid-'90s, Cast have always adhered to the guitar gospel of the mid-'60s: they prized clarion hooks, chiming guitars, and candied melodies. Led by John Power, a vocalist/guitarist who played bass in the seminal 1980s indie group the La's, Cast colored their muscular jangle with a mystical, vaguely hippie sensibility, a combination that kept the band lodged in the top of the U.K. charts throughout the late '90s. They racked up seven Top Ten singles -- including "Sandstorm," "Walkaway," "Flying," "Free Me," and "Beat Mama" -- within the course of three years. The group split up after the release of Beetroot in 2001, spending a decade apart before reuniting in 2011 for Troubled Times. From that point forward, Cast have toured regularly and recorded the occasional album, such as 2024's Love Is the Call.
Hometown
Liverpool, England
Genre
Pop
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