The Pittsburgh outfit The Ghost Club have plenty of thoughts about the ills of today’s society, and that\u2019s all covered in 10 tracks here via their powerful version of rock that\u2019s multi-faceted, stylish and sincere.<\/p>\n
The bright appeal of \u201cI\u2019m Sold\u201d gets the listen off to a warm start, where Domenic Dunegan\u2019s vivid singing guides Christian Laliberte\u2019s thumping drums and Jake Barber\u2019s well placed sax. The title track then follows with mesmerizing guitar from Isaiah Ross, where a very crisp version of indie-rock radiates an undeniable energy.<\/p>\n
Further into the record, the throbbing bass from Logan Casper illuminates the firm and anthemic \u201cAnother Little Sucker,\u201d though it\u2019s the gritty yet melodic heartland rock of \u201cFML\u201d that will make anyone a fan of The Ghost Club\u2019s raw but cohesive formula. <\/p>\n
The back half leads with the more abrasive delivery of \u201cCreature Of The Shadows,\u201d where punk bouts add a hint of furiousness, in a very tuneful sort of way. \u201cIt’s Your Call,\u201d another excellent track, then references My Chemical Romance and is a calmer moment of intimacy that\u2019s still vibrant enough to soundtrack the dance floor. \u201cDon’t Let Go,\u201d the final track, embraces some New Wave and post-punk inclinations thanks to the swirling backdrop and sing-alongs that you\u2019ll try to know the first time around, and will have memorized by the second trip<\/p>\n
Well placed synth and dance-rock moments won\u2019t be hard to spot here, as the Steel City quintet bring to mind legends like Bruce Springsteen, New Order, The Killers or even more current stars such as Animal Sun or Low Cut Connie. All comparisons aside, though, good luck not enjoying this record if you\u2019re a fan of anything rock-related, and appreciate a smattering of jazz on top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[11020],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-47023","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-ghost-club","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47023"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}