- Ghosts (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ghosts
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =London ,England
Genre = Indie/Pop
Label =Atlantic Records
URL = [http://www.ghostsmusic.com/ www.ghostsmusic.com]
Current_members = Simon Pettigrew (vocals/guitar ) Jonny Harris (drum s) Mark Treasure (keyboard) Robbie Smith (bass)
Ghosts are an indie/pop band from London and were 9th on the
BBC 's Sound Of 2007 poll. [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6169551.stm | title= Sound of 2007: The Top 10 | publisher=BBC News | date=2007-01-05 | accessdate=2007-02-10] Before signing with Atlantic Records in November 2006 they were previously known as Polanski. Their sound can be compared to the likes of Keane,Thirteen Senses ,The Bluetones and evenRadiohead .History
The band formed after meeting at school in
Guildford .cite news | url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/daily/tm_headline=ghosts-want-to-scream-&method=full&objectid=18596832&siteid=66633-name_page.html | title=Ghosts want to scream | author=Beverly Lyons | publisher=The Daily Record | date=2007-02-09 | accessdate=2007-02-10]Their first single "Stay the Night" began gaining national radio airplay in January 2007 on the
Dermot O'Leary show onBBC Radio 2 , and then on9 February 2007 , Ghosts made their first television appearance onThe Friday Night Project .On
22 February 2007 , the members of Ghosts, three of theirroadies and Claire Fowler were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage after a hotel inYork found their tour manager's room flooded from a broken toilet. [cite news | url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1213928.0.rock_band_in_hotel_arrests.php | title=Rock band in hotel arrests | publisher=The Press | author=Richard Harris | date=2007-02-23 | accessdate=2007-03-05] They were all subsequently released without charge.On
23 June 2007 , they were selected to play as the 4th act on the main stage of London's Hyde Park Calling Festival, to be followed byThe Feeling ,Crowded House andPeter Gabriel .On
21 July 2007 , Ghosts were the chosen support act forKeane 's last show in Britain for theUnder The Iron Sea tour, at the O2 Arena inLondon .In April 2008 it was announced that Ghosts would be releasing a new album and after writing new material they were starting to record some of it. The album is expected in early 2009.
Discography
Singles
* 2007 - Musical Chairs / Departure Lounge (January 2007)
* 2007 - Stay the Night UK #25 (March 2007)
* 2007 - The World Is Outside UK #35 (June 2007)
* 2007 - Ghosts (13th August 2007)Albums
* 2007 -
The World Is Outside #18 (11th June 2007)Downloads
* 2006 - Tales From Studio Six
* 2007 - Stay The Night (Sun Session Version)/Don't Cha
* 2007 - Ghosts: AOL Sessions - EP
* 2007 - iTunes Festival: London (20th August 2007)External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/ghostsuk Official Myspace]
* [http://www.ghostsmusic.com Official Website]
* [http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Ghosts_interview_Simon_Pettigrew_2007-3491 Ghosts interview at ilikemusic.com]
* [http://www.mansized.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/532/659/ Mansized Stay The Night review]
* [http://www.mansized.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/434/561/ Mansized Band of the Week review]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ghostsband Official YouTube Website]
* [http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/Hard_Rock_Cafe/galleries/ghosts.html Ghosts live at Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh] on [http://www.stv.tv/music stv.tv/music]References
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