Finnish post-rock band Ghosts on TV announce their upcoming, self-titled sophomore album; Ghosts on TV arrives on the 14th April 2023 via Soliti Recordings
When we began making our sophomore studio album it took a more multifaceted and arguably scattered form compared to our previous efforts. In doing so, however, it also began to branch out into new territories and transcend what we previously have sonically built on. Forming something that has a bit of everything but pushed forward and very much in the present. This is why we felt that this album should be our self-titled album, it is a concrete statement of our band and our roots as it stands today.
After I Am Not Dead, I Am 55 Today we knew that we wanted to do a more ”traditional” album which consists of several songs and several moods. Perhaps the most evident change between albums is the return of vocals. We also experimented and expanded our sound with blast beats, slowcore, shoegaze and ballad influences. Of course the album has to also have one 12-minute heavy kraut rock track that repeats the same riff over and over again. This is also our first studio album with Aaro Tirronen, who joined the band as our new third guitarist in January 2021. His personality and playing style has brought a welcomed breath of fresh air to the ancient musk that is Ghosts on TV.
“It’s a powerful and totally absorbing album that emphasises why this band are amongst the best that Scandinavia has to offer. See you in Helsinki.” Nordic Music Review
“The band may make some compromises when moving to a more traditionally understood album format, but normalcy and all kinds of boredom are as far away from this as possible. I haven’t found all the angles on each track, or part of them, yet, but all in all, Ghosts is the strongest ensemble of TV’s career so far.” Desibeli 4/5
“The band creates a massive and addictively bubbling wall of sound. The serene melancholy of the song “Sheets of Blue” approaches the magical atmosphere reminiscent of the later works of Talk Talk.” – Soundi
“On the new album, you can hear influences from all over indie rock, from shoegaze to slowcore. The whole thing includes fast-paced guitar playing as well as slower, ballad-like moments.” Rumba
“They’ve constructed this beautiful lyrical video, featuring the lyrics placed over various scenes of nature; occasionally those shots are obscured, tying into the vibe of the melody in the song, hidden softly beneath a wall of feedback and noise” Austin Town Hall
“The band’s expression is characterised by ethereal drifting. The nearly 12-minute track “Muljutus” demonstrates how Ghosts on TV excels in hypnotic space-traveling kraut-painting.” Ilkka-Pohjalainen
“U2 to the power of 10. Or 1024 if you prefer; which could be the dB. The last time I heard anything like this, live, was when I went to see Swans a few years ago.” – Nordic Music Central
“Sunshine, a gentle song overall, demonstrates the band’s propensity for strong melodicism as well as their prospects.” Darkenin Heart
“The group dares to be its own kind of miracle in the field of cracked beauty” Desibeli.net
“A comforting song about death” Soundi
“…I’m secretly looking forward to it, as some people will miss it and some will like it in the future.” Niche Music
“Sunshine, the album’s opening track, is a spatial, lovely, and noisy rock song that demonstrates how well Ghosts on TV utilise shoegaze sounds” Janglepophub
“Sunshine, is a fuzzy and dreamy song which finds the band creating something really dynamic out of the inherent mellowness of their songwriting.” destroy/exist
Record of the week Radio Helsinki
Ghosts on TV are known for creating their own wall of sound combined with a minimalistic, melancholic atmosphere. Three guitars, wistful vocals, pianos, synths and a rhythm section forms the Helsinki based groups diverse sound, which has been described as post-rock, indie or art-rock in Finnish music medias such as Radio Helsinki, Soundi, Rumba, Inferno and YleX.
“There’s definitely not too much of this kind of melancholic post-rock in Finland. It’s a welcome change and it even reminds me of legendary bands such as Mogwai or Mineral.” – Miikka Koivisto, New Music Alternative @ YleX
“The interplay between the 6 piece band creates ever changing rhythms and should enable you to get totally lost in the meandering sounds.” – Nordic Music Review
“Why should you follow traditional formulas if things can be done differently? Ghosts on TV seem to have thought about this while making their debut album.” – Soundi
“Original and refreshing dark indie.” – Rumba
“With their just released debut album I Am Not Dead, I Am 55 Today it feels like Ghosts on TV have fully arrived. A three track, two song album showcasing their own brand of post-rock, Ghosts on TV are a great example of a band forging their own path, their own way – refreshingly compromise free.” – One Quart Magazine
“Whether this is post-rock or art-rock where elements of Radiohead have been modified to the northern atmosphere, the formula works and you enjoy spending time with Ghosts on TV.” – Desibeli.net
“Ghosts on TV is perfect music for the melancholy vibes of autumn.” – YleX
“These guys are young but they have a sense of melody and know how to write a song. You might want to follow Ghosts on TV.” – Radio Helsinki
