Let Live & Let Ghost
Jukebox the Ghost
When I was handed this CD, based on name alone, I had my judgments. I thought "Oh another weird named mediocre indie-rock trio". I was totally wrong. These guys really know what they are doing. A trio of songs about the apocalypse, unforgettable and wildly infectious choruses, MAN was I wrong.
Let Live & Let Ghost is solid. Whether it is broad Queen-like bridges like in "Under My Skin" Or Gershwin piano explorations like in "Victoria" it only goes to show that these guys can put a really good song together. I took the opportunity to not just listen to the entire CD but to actually read all the lyrics. I was expecting their Pop-ey jangle and rhyme to be hollow, but instead I found songs like "Beady Eyes On The Horizon" to be surprisingly profound. So who is this band? It is three students Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel, and Jesse Kristin who met at George Washington University.They began to play under the name SUNDAY MAIL. After taking some time off to travel they came back reconvened and became Jukebox The Ghost. The result being achingly melodic songs, punchy guitar riffs and electric ambiance that reaches out of the speaker to touch you like the first time you heared "Underground" By Ben Folds Five.
Ahh memories.
They will be in Birmingham
Thursday, October 9th @ Bottletree Cafe
Doors open at 8pm
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