Following a 2025 that saw them opening on the biggest tour of the decade, Britpop icons ‘Cast’ are back with album number eight, ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’, released January 30th on Manchester indie label Scuff of The Neck. Whereas predecessor, ‘Love Is The Call’ struck a chord on first listen, this time around it takes time to get acquainted with the record. It’s certainly worth the time to listen; the record is definitely a grower.
Once again produced by Youth at his remote hideaway in Spain, the album sonically continues where ‘Love Is The Call’ left off. Love, hope and unity are the mantras throughout the record, although that shouldn’t be too much of a surprise as they’re evergreen mantras of John Power. Both the production and the performances are as flawless, expansive and anthemic as always.
The album’s lead single, ‘Poison Vine’, kicks the record off. Guest vocals from legendary P.P. Arnold perfectly complement the swagger and swing of the track. She returns later on the riff-laden ‘Way it’s Gotta Be’ to add some ethereal weight to the track.
‘Calling Out Your Name’ will already be familiar as an early single, but as with all great Cast tracks, in the context of its album, it’s a track that sounds even better.
‘Free Love’ takes the expansive and spaciousness that evolved on the band’s last record to another level. It’s an almost meditative moment as the track soars, lifted by rhapsodic instrumentation and euphoric choir.
‘Weight Of The World’ and ‘Devil and The Deep’ both showcase John Powers quite exceptional, and ever-increasingly world-weary, voice.
It may well be thirty years since the band debuted with the stunning ‘All Change’, but Cast are no nostalgia show. Yet again, they have produced another record that stands with any in their back catalogue.
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