Ghosts (band)
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Origin | Cranleigh, Surrey, England |
Genres | Indie pop, post-Britpop |
Years active | 2006–2012 |
Labels | Atlantic Records |
Past members | Simon Pettigrew Jonny Harris Robbie Smith Mark Treasure |
Ghosts were an English indie pop band, formed in Cranleigh in 2006. The band comprised singer-songwriter/guitarist Simon Pettigrew, drummer Jonny Harris, bassist Robbie Smith and keyboard player Mark Treasure.
A legal tussle with their label Atlantic Records resulted in the band being unable to record for two years. Despite plans for members Pettigrew, Harris and Smith to reform in 2011,[1] it was confirmed in 2012 that the band had split up.
History
Pettigrew, Harris and Treasure met at school in Cranleigh and played together in bands for a decade before forming Ghosts.[2] The trio first played together in 1995 as Prodigal Sun, a band they would later describe as being terrible whom played Britpop covers and were once booed off stage, and Polanski, an electronica influenced act with frontman Andy Zuk and bassist Robbie Smith. Polanski were played on BBC Radio 1 and attracted nearly 100 A&R scouts to one gig in 2003, but failed to secure a record deal. After Zuk left, Hong Kong born Pettigrew began writing songs on guitar and singing and essentially took over the band before the band re-located to Sweden for two months to write.[3]
The band signed to Atlantic Records in November 2006 and released their debut single "Musical Chairs" in January 2007 as a limited edition 7". The band's next (and first proper) single "
The band released their debut album
On 23 April 2008, Pettigrew announced that the band had returned to Sweden, to the island of
Band members
- Simon Pettigrew – vocals/guitar
- Jonny Harris – drums
- Robbie Smith – bass
- Mark Treasure – keyboard
Discography
Albums
- 2007 – The World Is Outside No. 18 (11 June 2007)
Singles
- 2007 – "Musical Chairs" / "Departure Lounge" (January 2007)
- 2007 – "Stay the Night" UK No. 25 (March 2007)
- 2007 – "The World Is Outside" UK No. 35 (June 2007)
- 2007 – "Ghosts" (13 August 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 (20 August 2008)
References
- ^ a b c "Ghosts' Pettigrew gets new lease of life". News.asiaone.com. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b Beverly Lyons (9 February 2007). "Ghosts want to scream". Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
- ^ "Ghosts – RoomThirteen – Online Rock Metal Alternative Music Magazine – Reviews Interviews News Tours". RoomThirteen. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ ":: View topic – Ghosts are alive!!!". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH SIMON PETTIGREW OF GHOSTS (UK)". Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Interview – Simon Pettigrew". Power Of Pop. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghosts Band". Facebook. Retrieved 5 September 2015.