{"id":2450687,"date":"2026-06-08T22:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2450687"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:36:16","slug":"interview-free-throw-on-fatherhood-music-as-therapy-and-new-album-moments-before-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/interview-free-throw-on-fatherhood-music-as-therapy-and-new-album-moments-before-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW: Free Throw On Fatherhood, Music As Therapy And New Album &#8216;Moments Before The Wind&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corey Castro thought he knew exactly what <strong>Free Throw\u2019s<\/strong> new era was going to be defined by. Then he got the call that he was going to be a father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A life-changing moment for anyone, but when you have poured so much of yourself into a set of songs, the context of not just them but who you are as someone who will be revisting those feelings every night when you play them live is completely altered. <\/p>\n<p>A lot of what makes up the band\u2019s latest record \u2018Moments Before The Wind\u2019 does actually sit in the grey rather than either black or white. Modern emo brilliance presented within a liminal space where lessons that have been learned are put into practice whilst lessons still waiting to be uncovered have the space to have an effect. <\/p>\n<p>As the band prepare to make their way back to the UK and Europe for a string of shows, including an appearances at <strong>Outbreak Fest<\/strong> and <strong>2000trees<\/strong>, Rock Sound catches up with vocalist Cory Castro to delve into what has changed and what has stayed for same for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rock Sound: How did it feel to realise just how much what you had been working on with this new record was immediately changed with the sort of news you received during the making of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory:<\/strong> <em>The record, outside of the end, was already what it was going to be like in my head. I felt like I didn\u2019t really have a defining moment that really tied it all together. I was writing a lot about the stuff that I\u2019d gone through over the last year and a half, two years, and when I got that call in the studio, that immediately kind of gave me, \u2018Oh, this is that moment\u2019. It gave me a new sense of purpose. I was writing a lot of the lyrics with the idea of being stuck in this liminal space in your mind where all the things that are going on in your life seems like oddly familiar because they\u2019ve happened a lot, or you\u2019re also like stuck in a space that you don\u2019t really want to be in. it\u2019s like being in the Backrooms in your head andconstantly being on the threshold, but never crossing the threshold. And that call was the moment that all of a sudden, I saw where the cross of the threshold was. And like, you know, it gave me like this light at the end of the tunnel. I knew that I wasn\u2019t going to be living for myself anymore. That this was going to be a drastic change, and something that I needed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>So now, the record wasn\u2019t just being this collection of songs about the breakup that I went through and then getting back together and all of the issues within that and all the mental health issues of just like the lifestyle that I was definitely leading. That moment gave it a trajectory. I knew immediately where I wanted to go, and it changed how the record is themed and presented.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RS: It\u2019s amazing how you can think you have a handle on something, but then one thing switches, and your whole perspective on who and where you are is in freefall, and you have to figure out who you are in this new reality. Everything flows out at once. And what sort of effect does that have on you as an artist as much as a person?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory: <\/strong><em>It\u2019s like a moment of clarity. I\u2019ve made it such a habit of writing such personal songs and, like, really wearing my heart on my sleeve a lot. Knowing that I\u2019m going to have to go out and play these songs live, you almost have to disassociate sometimes. There are certain songs you know that when you\u2019re performing them, you want to go back to that place to really get that performance and to make it feel as good as you would like it to. But a song like \u2018Two Beers In\u2019, I don\u2019t go back to that night anymore. Now that song is a lot more fun for me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But yeah, it\u2019s definitely like a Pandora\u2019s box without a lid, especially with Free Throw being a band for 13 years and me writing songs about my life for 13 years. Playing those songs, then those songs become popular with people relating to those songs, which actually really helps, especially when you\u2019re really going through it. And there\u2019s nothing better when you\u2019re going through the shit than not feeling alone. I think feeling alone makes things worse.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Throw - &quot;MissingNo.&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cwOKCrlgTZs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RS: You mention the songs becoming popular, but what has that been like to witness from inside the band? The growth over the last few years, and the love for songs that you have had for those full 13 years, has been incredible, but how do you feel about that yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory: <\/strong><em>It comes back to being on the threshold. I felt like our band before the pandemic was always the one with our foot in the door, but never really crossing over. A lot of people love \u2018Those Days Are Gone\u2019 now, but when it was released, we were still playing people\u2019s living rooms and stuff. It was a short-term kind of thing. But we were finally starting to make that crossover into a wider audience when the pandemic hit, and everything came to a crushing halt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I honestly thought we were going to have to start over, back at square one, but we got really lucky coming out of the pandemic and landed on some pretty good tours. And from there, it just never stopped going. But now, when you set goals for yourself and eventually achieve them, it never feels like you\u2019re done. I think it\u2019s just human nature to have this insatiable need to keep pushing things further.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The thing about Free Throw is that we have grown up together. We\u2019ve been like this since we were teenagers, basically playing music together, and if not in the same band, in bands that played together. And I think that\u2019s one of the reasons why I don\u2019t think that free throw will ever truly end. I think it\u2019s just kind of one of those things that exists because it is us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RS: It\u2019s interesting to look back over each era of the band and see just how deep you appeared to be digging. Like, even looking back to 2019\u2019s \u2018What\u2019s Past Is Prologue\u2019, that felt like you were going in on a level you hadn\u2019t yet. Yet it\u2019s clear just how much more you still had to share and uncover.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory: <\/strong><em>I definitely thought that at the time. The song \u2018What\u2019s Past Is Prologue\u2019 is very real about how I really thought I was figuring myself out. But then life happens, you know. I think it\u2019s the same as with the band. You think you\u2019ve made it, and then oh, there\u2019s something else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RS: Well, a big thing that feels like it\u2019s changed is that you\u2019re giving yourself a lot more grace these days, being sympathetic to your situation, and allowing reflection to be the predominant emotion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory: <\/strong><em>That\u2019s actually a really good way to put it. It\u2019s almost like having an out-of-body experience. While I was writing, I was thinking about what happened, but it\u2019s almost like I\u2019m watching myself do it. I think that helps with introspection a lot, and part of it is getting older. The whole thing about being older and wiser is so true. No matter what I said when I was 19, it just is. It\u2019s just life experience. I\u2019m not as angry these days, and I\u2019ve just become more understanding through all this time, I think. And one of the things that\u2019s helped me become a lot more understanding is the outpouring of my emotions and stuff into the records, and then talking to other people who relate to it. Using Free Throw as a sort of therapy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RS: And part of that is also feeling certain things, even though you don\u2019t actually know or have a reason to feel that way. That can be a scary place to find yourself. But allowing yourself the space to understand it a bit more is the first step towards conquering it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cory: <\/strong><em>Getting older is like a forest. There are so many different ways you can go. And ultimately, you\u2019re never really going to get out of the forest, but when you\u2019re really lost, it is hard to put into words. The best way I found to do it was to write down what was in my mind and, like, use the things I had gone through. And the thing is, up until now, the question that has come from that has been, \u2018Did I make the right choices?\u2019 Have I done the right thing? But at the same time, I\u2019m asked all the time what I\u2019m going to do after this, and the truth is, this is all I\u2019ve ever known. But in becoming a dad, I have found a renewed usefulness within the band. I can\u2019t wait to do things again. And, much as I enjoy being home and spending time with my new daughter, I\u2019m very excited about playing shows again. That itch is back.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Throw - &quot;A Hero&amp;apos;s Grave&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgP07Pq2NTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free Throw will be playing a string of headline shows across the UK and Europe joined by\u00a0<strong>Saturdays At Your Place<\/strong>, as well as some festival appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the dates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>27 \u2013 MANCHESTER Outbreak Fest<br \/>28 \u2013 YSSELSTEYN Jera On Air<br \/>29 \u2013 COLOGNE Cologne<br \/>30 \u2013 BERLIN Neue Zukunft<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JULY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01 \u2013 NUREMBERG Zentralcafe<br \/>02 \u2013 STUTTGART Juha West<br \/>04 \u2013 LONDON Electric Ballroom<br \/>05 \u2013 NORWICH Waterfront<br \/>07 \u2013 GLASGOW The Garage<br \/>08 \u2013 NEWCASTLE Newcastle University SU<br \/>10 \u2013 CHELTENHAM 2000trees Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source rocksound.tv \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corey Castro thought he knew exactly what Free Throw\u2019s new era was going to be defined by. 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