Ghost Music at Rough Trade

Date: Mon 22nd Jan
Time: 20:00

Ghost Music

Announce Record Shop Instore Tour

19 Jan - Bristol - Rough Trade
20 Jan - Southend - South Record Shop
22 Jan - Nottingham - Rough Trade
23 Jan - London - Rough Trade East
31 Jan - London - Strongrooms


Debut album I Was Hoping You'd Pass By Here
Due out via Arlen on 19 January 2018

WATCH VIDEO FOR "STRANGE LOVE" HERE (feel free to share!)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzVI8tTPE-8


"Ragged, '80s Brit classicism with soft echoes of wraith-like Americans Galaxie 500 or Yo La Tengo." Mojo

"Strictly minimal and hopelessly lovelorn, I Was Hoping You'd Pass By Here has a charm entirely of its own." Clash 8/10

"Its lo fi arrangement is paired with a surreptitious melody that’s laced with regret, it’s endlessly beguiling." God is in the TV

"A quintessentially '90s soporific slacker fuzz hangs over the debut from Ghost Music." Loud and Quiet

Southend quartet Ghost Music are due to release their evocative debut album I Was Hoping You’d Pass By Here via Arlen on 19 January. To celebrate, they'll be embarking on a run of instores around the country including three Rough Trade branches (Bristol, Nottingham and East London), as well as playing a hometown record release party at South Record Shop on 20 January and a show at The Strongrooms in Shoreditch on 31 January.

You can watch a live acoustic video for the single "Strange Love" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIRJBy84HOY&app=desktop

Creating careful, considered songs, Ghost Music weave lo-fi lullabies with gliding guitars and understated arrangements. Sharing writing and vocal duties, the band revolves around the songwriting partnership of Matt Randall and Lee Hall, who had played together in the 90s with John Peel favourites Beatglider – with Randall going on to form the critically acclaimed Plantman. They explore themes of nature, love, loss and a melancholic English romanticism embellished with beautifully spectral melodies and executed with startling subtlety.

Despite this record being their debut, the band has produced a veritable wealth of music over the past 20 years in various guises. Alongside Matt Randall and Lee Hall, they are joined by Roy Thirlwall on bass (Melodie Group) and Leighton Jennings on drums (Dark Globes). Randall and Hall played together in the 90s with John Peel favourites Beatglider. More recently Randall has received critical acclaim as Plantman, with his three albums Closer to the Snow, Whispering Trees and To The Lighthouse receiving praise from The Guardian, Uncut and Mojo.

Not afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves, Ghost Music’s sound is instantly familiar, echoing beloved bands from the 90s such as Pavement (“Home Dog” has a definite “Range Life” feel), Galaxie 500 (“Blindspot”), Yo La Tengo (“Heart Shaped Holiday” is influenced by the languid YLT songs that peak after a short intro) and even old-school rock’n’roll (“Strange Love” was born out of an appreciation for the instantly engaging opening riff in 50s songs). Yet Ghost Music’s work never feels derivative, being instead effortlessly emotive, melancholic and affecting, creating a world of sound that is hugely reassuring and a tonic for the modern age.

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5 Broad Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
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