Love Ghost is a 5-piece LA-based alternative project that blends emo, hip-hop, and Latin influences into their music, creating a sound that is emotional and dark, while occasionally mixing in a more upbeat instrumental rhythm. More Latin-based guitar and rhythms take their sound to the next level and set them apart from other alternative acts. With smooth vocals and darker lyrics, it's a take on emo/alternative music that would be great to see more artists explore.
Establishing themselves as Love Ghost back in 2013, this band has a discography that ranges across multiple singles, EPs, and albums. On November 13th, they dropped their new album, Thirteen.
This album is mostly deeper, slower songs with a couple of more fun beats on it, but the flow is done so well that it feels like a natural occurrence, as if they were playing together as friends and that each song was intentionally placed, but more from what felt like it should come next on the spot. I love when albums feel like a jam session, honestly, especially when it comes with the production values of an album, so it makes you realize the band has a talent for live performance setlists that feel like they are just playing together and not for a crowd.
Some of my personal favorite songs from the album are "Turpentine This House", "Dog Teeth & Rosaries", and "Filthy Hands". I love my sadder songs and ones that touch on the topics in life that are harder to actually say out loud. I love the composition and lyrics to them. With lines like, "I miss people that I shouldn’t, that’s just how it goes / I still hope you’re coming back, even if I know that you won’t / This old house still says your name / Through the walls when it starts to rain / Every night that I waste awake / Guess some things are just built to break" in the track "Turpentine This House," you know this album is going to emotionally ruin you at least a little bit.
I would love to see Love Ghost secure sync for some of their songs in more macabre Latin films, darker western-based films, or even vampire-coded plots like the movie Sinners. I think they have a lot of potential for media sync and can fit into all kinds of media where their music can be used.
Their songs come with meaning, emotions, and purpose which is some of the best music in terms for filling out a scene in media. I think with the right sync company or team, we could hear Love Ghost in our favorite movies soon!
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I am really excited for this band, and as someone who just found them, I am having a great time with the development of their sound in the current time and for the future. Their sound and visuals are well done! The band is already well on their way to over 124k on Instagram and 174.5k Monthly Listeners on Spotify, and is still coming into contact with new listeners like myself, so I know this band is definitely on the track to something huge! I think Thirteen is a great representation of why they have made it this far and big as well!
Make sure you listen to Thirteen by Love Ghost now!
Meet the Members Of Love Ghost!
Finnegan Bell – Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and founder
Daniel Alcala – Guitarist and background vocalist
Daniel Gallardo – Drummer
Cory Batchler – Keyboardist, bassist, and background vocalist
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