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The best song I've heard on Garageband.com period. The lyrics are super duper fabulous! The song builds beautifully. The vocals are strong and well suited to the song. The electronic beat is a welcome bit of originality. The keys at the end are a great way to build a perfect ending. - kjeblo
Wow!!! This really is quite amazing. I love the mixture between the 80's pop and Alternative Rock sound. The bouncing bass adds flavor to the piece and the female backing vocals are a nice touch. The male vocals are really brilliant; reminds me of Robert Smith, but have their own unique touch. The drums are simple and effective. I wouldn't be surprised to hear it on the radio. - munkipunk
I feel like I am 6 years old again watching Video Hits with Samantha Fox. - zyncnod
Love the lyrics, the vocals, the backing vocals, all of it really! This song is very CD and radio ready and friendly. Man, listening to this still and I am really falling in love with the male/female vocal harmony. It's perfectly produced. Like how it's got a club bass beat, but at the same time it's so thoughtful and intelligent! I would buy this! - homebody
Blur meets the cure meets REM. This is a very marketable tune, brilliant back up vocals and unique enough to pass the old grey whistle test. I can imagine this sitting in a record shop pretty soon. I really love the way the chorus was mixed, come to think of it, I loved how the whole song was mixed and produced. - pezzalenco
"life will fail you" is a really fantabulous song! I could definitely see it on any TV show, preferably a good one. When are you guys going to put out a full-length disc? - Judylicious
Discography
Self Titled - EP 2003
Keys - EP 2005
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Bio
All The Ghosts… 3 boys, 1 girl & 1 computer. Blending waves of chimey melodic guitars, seductive boy/ girl vocals, sub-worthy bass with glitch-pop/electro-rock beats, this New York City band has created a sound that is both sonically lush and emotionally rock-driven. Formed in 2003, the band is singer/guitarist Andrew Kwasny, singer/keyboardist Eva Maravelias, guitarist Brian Wenckebach, and bassist Mac “Diamond” Powell. Having been influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Postal Service, Stereolab, and The Cure, All The Ghosts arrive at their musical meeting point with songs that contain sensible pop melodies, ethereal guitar noise, sugary bass lines, danceable beats & sentimental vocals.
Keys, the All The Ghosts E.P., was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band in various bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens. “Self Medication,” the first song on Keys, demonstrates how All The Ghosts meld bright guitar melodies with electronic dance beats and bittersweet sing-along vocals. Andrew and Eva’s call and response vocals in “This Connection” bring to life the story of an unhealthy love obsession, as driving drum and bass rhythms and explosions of guitar delay punctuate the urgency of the song. String & brass arrangements, swelling textured guitar noise, and breakbeats lay the heartrending groundwork for Andrew’s emotive consoling of a lost soul in “Off Nite 4 A Socialite.”
Having plugged in, turned on, and played out in such venerable NYC venues as Rothko, Sin-é, Pianos, The Delancey, and Luna Lounge, All The Ghosts give their live performances just the right amount of blood, sweat, and rock-n-roll showmanship. Amongst the glow of their ibook drummer, the band has been known to engage in acts of amp climbing, farfisa tipping, tambourine tossing, and drink spilling, while effortlessly executing blaring ethereal guitar melodies, hypnotic bass lines, and shimmering vocal harmonies. With a strong fan-base already in New York City, as well as a growing internet following, each new live performance garners more ATG Army inductees.
All The Ghosts are currently recording new songs for their upcoming album and continue playing shows in and around NYC. “Self Medication” has been selected to appear in an upcoming episode of PBS’ Road Trip Nation, which should be airing later this year. Two of their songs have recently been remixed by several different artists (Alex Pearson, Spirit Photography) and can be heard on the band’s website. Their songs have also been played on FM radio stations (WXPL 91.3, CFMH 92.5) as well as internet Shoutcasts and Retroforward Radio. All The Ghosts are represented by SESAC, the performing rights organization.
All The Ghosts are not the candidates of choice for keeping weak acquaintances with any musical neo-new-wave or flavor of the month dance-rock/trance-rock trends, but they are certainly pioneering an already jagged and engaging style into a texture-rich wave of electric sound. Get ready!
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