CASTLEBEAT marks a decade with ‘This Takes Time’ / announces new album CASTLEBEAT II
CASTLEBEAT releases new single ‘This Takes Time’ announcing his seventh studio album CASTLEBEAT II, due May 2026 via Spirit Goth Records.
‘This Takes Time’ leans into CASTLEBEAT’s established blend of jangly guitars, buoyant indie pop melodies, and lo-fi textures. The track balances sunlit, driving rhythms with a melancholic undercurrent, capturing the project’s signature contrast between warmth and longing. Written, recorded, and produced by Hwang, the single maintains his DIY aesthetic while benefiting from final mixing and mastering by Brian Fisher. The result is a refined yet familiar sound that introduces the tone of CASTLEBEAT II while staying true to the project’s cassette-era intimacy.
CASTLEBEAT adds:
“‘This Takes Time’ lives in that hazy and jangly pocket, a little bittersweet like the feeling that some things can’t be rushed.”
‘This Takes Time’ is out now, with CASTLEBEAT II set for release in May 2026 via Spirit Goth Records. Available on all streaming platforms.
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