Intelligent, Dark & Raw... a new sound for NYC
"Time is Gravity", the debut EP from Ghost Ghost, showcases their unique marriage of guitar-driven garage rock with frenetic dance-inspired drumming, intelligently dark lyrics, and haunting, sometimes challengingly dissonant, vocal harmonies. Indie rock addicts will notice a heavy Built to Spill and Modest Mouse influence, with a few non-linear touches that suggest Animal Collective. Critics with a literary bent will also discover references to Kurt Vonnegut, Wallace Stevens, and T.S. Eliot scattered throughout the thickly dystopian landscape of surprising and challenging lyrics about loss, alienation, (love), and despair. Ghost Ghost is Karl Ward on electric guitar and vocals, Kevin Peckham on bass guitar and vocals, and Tim Ireland on drums and backing vocals. Ward's guitar work is notoriously ambitious and surprising with harmonies and counter-harmonies vying for control in every measure. Ireland's drumming is fierce and energetic while Peckham's melodic bass runs complete the trio.
