Ghostwood (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ghostwood


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|AUSSydney, Australia
Genre = Indie
Alternative
Ambient
Shoegaze
Post-Rock
Label = Modular Recordings
URL = [http://www.ghostwooodband.com Website]
[http://myspace.com/ghostwoodband Myspace page]
Current_members = Gabby Navidzadeh
Paddy Harrowsmith
Tom Crandles
James West

Ghostwood are an Alternative-Indie band formed in Sydney, Australia in 2006. They quickly established themselves on the Sydney indie scene, and signed to Modular Recordings for 1 EP in late 2006.

The Band used to be called "The Ghosts", but changed their name to Ghostwood "because 7 million other bands already have the name 'Ghosts'." [Ghostwoods MySpace Blog [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwoodband] 19th May, 2007] . They played their last show under the former name with Lost Valentinos at the Sydney Club The Annandale on May 18th 2007.

Ghostwood's first release is their eponymous EP, with tracks Red Version, Blue Version, Ghost, Run and Pencils. The single Red Version was itunes single of the week in late August 2007. Some say that all the songs on the EP are about Pokemon, as emphasised by the titles, all of which except Pencils reference the video game series. Gabby Navidzadeh (Vocalist and song writer for the band) has stated in an interview that the song Red Version is about the pokemon trading card game, but Blue Version is not.

Members

*Gabby Navidzadeh (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tambourine)
*Paddy Harrowsmith (lead guitar, bongos)
*Tom Crandles (bass guitar)
*James West (drums)

Touring

*Currently touring the UK
*Toured Australia with The Jesus & Mary Chain in April 2008
*Toured Australia with Maxïmo Park in August 2007
*Co-headline tour of Australia with Mercy Arms in August/September 2007
*Toured Australia with Ash in July 2007
*Toured with Silversun Pickups in Australia in September 2007
*Played at the first Australian V Festival in early 2007
*Toured with Red Riders in mid 2006

Recordings

Ghostwood EP (2007)

Track listing

# "Red Version" - 3:45
# "Blue Version" - 2:45
# "Ghost" - 3:54
# "Run" - 2:49
# "Pencils" - 4:10

References