“A breakup song . . . some cute, but pissed-off lyrics” CELESTE CORSANO ends 2025 with beautiful ‘Shellfish’

PENNSLVANIA-based mystical singer CELESTE CORSANO continues her rich vein of musical form with the release of fifth Magic Door Record Label single, ‘Shellfish.’

“This is a breakup song with a little fun put in – some cute, but pissed-off lyrics, because the heart is still wondering a little what the person has rationalized to enable themselves to sleep at night,” she said. “What better than to have a little bit of a tongue twister to illustrate an almost childlike awe at how another person could bring so much hurt with their selfish actions?”

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ray Ketchem (Guided by Voices, Elk City, Gramercy Arms) at Montclair’s Magic Door Recording Studio, ‘Shellfish’ features James Mastro, (The Bongos, Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter) on electric guitar, Ketchem on drums and percussion, and David Nagler (Nova Social, Joan Baez, Rosanne Cash) on bass and acoustic guitar.

“James Mastro’s spot-on use and timing of the wah peddle in the pre-chorus is such a delight,” added Corsano. “I was so thrilled when I first heard his ideas during the recording session. The effect lends itself to an underwater feel where a shellfish might reside as well as captures the mood and style of the song.

“David Nagler also played guitar on this track acoustically and it added so much. He introduced the idea for acoustic, and it really worked and was the first song we used acoustic on. Ray’s drums on this track had super energy and his arrangement idea of lengthening the ending so that the drums could really make a splash was excellent.”

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