Castle Hughes is bringing the heat to kickstart 2025 with her latest track, Chasing Sunsets.
Castle Hughes is ringing in 2025 with a vibrant new track, Chasing Sunsets, a shimmering anthem that’s sure to brighten your mood.
If indie pop is your thing, this track delivers exactly what you’re looking for—upbeat, full of warmth, and undeniably infectious.
There’s a sense of exhilaration that spills through the entire song, as if Hughes has captured the essence of a feel-good rush and wrapped it up in music. Her vocals, both haunting and grounded, lead the way through a soundscape of dreamy synths and smooth electronic textures, making it impossible not to smile as the song unfolds.
This is a track that makes you want to move. To call it “highly danceable” is an understatement—every beat encourages you to get up and groove. It’s the kind of song you can’t help but lose yourself in, feeling both energized and at ease.
As Paul McCartney once sang, “People say the world is full of love songs—what’s wrong with that?” Castle Hughes is here to prove that nothing’s wrong with that, delivering a love-infused track that feels like a celebration of all the things that make life beautiful.
In Chasing Sunsets, Hughes proves she’s pushing the boundaries of indie pop, infusing it with the kind of joy that feels both timeless and contemporary. She stands alongside Aussie talents like ixaras, and Charli Lucas, all part of an exciting wave of artists fusing indie, pop, and introspection in a way that feels both personal and expansive.
The track blends elements of indie pop with modern synth-driven textures, evoking the spirit of artists like Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers while turning up the energy to create something irresistibly current. It’s pop with a twist—emotionally introspective yet bursting with jubilant energy, offering a form of escapism that still stays connected to real, relatable emotions.
Structurally, Chasing Sunsets builds beautifully. It begins with a driving groove, pulling you in before swelling into its powerful choruses. Lyrically, the song is a love letter to connection, trust, and the warmth of shared experiences. Its imagery evokes the peaceful feeling of watching the sun dip below the horizon, casting its golden glow over everything.
This track feels like the perfect way to kick off the year—an anthem that reminds us of the possibilities ahead, of love, and of everything worth celebrating. With Chasing Sunsets, Castle Hughes cements her place in the music scene, blending pop, rock, and indie influences to create a sound that feels both intimate and expansive, luminous, and full of promise.
Lyrically and sonically, it’s the kind of track that leaves you craving more, eager to see what else Hughes has in store for the future.
Listen to Chasing Sunsets below.
