Today, Ghost Woman share the second single, “Yoko” from their forthcoming album, Hindsight is 50/50 due out 24th November on Full Time Hobby. The new single spits into life in bursts of squalling guitars, and a mid-song breakdown that infers the live version will far outlive its three and a half recorded minutes.
Despite Hindsight is 50/50 being the third album from Ghost Woman in 18 months, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Evan Uschenko believes that this is the first album that “finally captures the true nature of the band”.
Uschenko explains that “the first two albums were never meant to be albums: they are like pages from diaries that have long since been burned. With the introduction of Ille van Dessel as co-writer/drummer, the project feels like it has a direction”.
There is a confidence and assurance that feels built upon the 2022 eponymous debut and the follow-up Anne, If, which was released at the beginning of this year. There is a darker, denser feel compared to previous releases, but the sound and vibe of this album is more akin to what the project was supposed to be when it started in 2016, finally realising Ghost Woman’s creative vision.
Sonically the album holds itself together within a warm, analogue soundworld, but with few digestible vocal melodies steering the tracks or easily giving up their meaning. This is a conscious decision, with Uschenko claiming that “there is never a concept when it comes to creating something, and no intention behind anything we create, other than to make noise and complete an album”.
Vocals come drenched in reverb and meaning is often suggested rather than explicit. The guitars are heavier and the vocals are less easily discernible. So immerse yourself in this album and tell your friends about it without the benefit of hindsight, 20/20 or otherwise.
The album was recorded mostly live in three days at the analogue Kerwax studios in Brittany, France by Christophe Chavanon (The Good Damn).
EU & UK shows:
23rd January – Vienna, Chelsea
25th January – Cologne, Bumann & Sohn
26th January – Bremen, Lagerhaus
27th January – Berlin, Lido
29th January – Amsterdam, Paradiso
30th January – Paris, La Maroquinerie
1st February – Brighton, Hope & Ruin
2nd February – London, Studio 9294
4th February – Dublin, Workman’s Club Cellar
5th February – Manchester, Yes Pink Room
6th February – Birkenhead, Future Yard
7th February – Glasgow, The Voodoo Rooms
10th February – Bristol, Crofter’s Rights
12th February – Rotterdam, V11
15th February – Kortrijk, De Kreun
16th February – Luxembourg, Rotondes Club
17th February – Brussels, AB
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