Free Throw – ‘Piecing It Together’

Having the usual album release-tour cycle put on hold, Free Throw have used their time to write for themselves rather than worrying about their position in the never-ending music rat race. ‘Piecing It Together’ is certainly an apt title for the Nashville quintet’s fourth album. In the past, Cory Castro has taken a direct and introspective approach to his writing; topics such as broken relationships, mental health, and alcoholism served as the foundation for what has come before ‘Piecing It Together’. However, as was made clear in 2019’s ‘What’s Past Is Prologue’ conclusion, Castro and his bandmates are now content with who they are. Nevertheless, as we hear throughout this new collection, self-doubt is never far from Castro’s shadow. From the outset on opener ‘Cloud Sick’, his ...