Bywater Call unveils “Hold Me Down”
Canadian roots, rock, and soul band Bywater Call have unveiled their first studio single of 2025, “Hold Me Down,” available now on all streaming platforms. Alongside the release, the group also dropped a vibrant new music video, filmed at Toronto’s High Park Brewery by Zack Murray of Lightning House Media.
Guitarist Dave Barnes said, “When I first came up with the idea for ‘Hold Me Down,’ I really wanted to mesh Bywater Call’s aesthetic with more of a 60’s soul sound. Then Meg came up with that first note, and the song took on a life of its own. It’s one of those rare tunes for us that came together surprisingly easily.”
The recording took place at Palace Studios in Toronto with Patric McGroarty handling engineering and mixing duties, while mastering was completed by Kristian Montano of Montano Mastering.
The single follows the band’s live album Sunshine, released in August.
TOUR DATES
CANADA/USA: FALL 2025
SEPT 24 | ELKTON, MD | Elkton Music Hall
SEPT 25 | ROANOKE, VA | The Spot on Kirk
SEPT 26 | DURHAM, NC | Blue Note Grill
SEPT 29 | POMEROY, OH | The Court Grill
SEPT 30 | CLEVELAND, OH | Beachland Tavern
OCT 3 | TORONTO, ON | TD Music Hall
OCT 17 | WESTPORT, ON | The Cove Inn
EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025
25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store
USA: WINTER 2025
*more to be announced
DEC 18 | PLYMOUTH, MA | The Narrows
DEC 20 | JIM THORPE, PA | Mauch Chunk Opera House
DEC 21 | SHIRLEY, MA | The Bull Run
