New Hopes, New Demonstrations is The Ghost of a Thousand's second full-length studio album. It is the band's first release on Epitaph Records. It received critical acclaim, being named the 7th Album of the year (2009) by Rock Sound and 16th by Kerrang! magazine.
New Hopes, New Demonstrations | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1, 2009 | |||
Recorded | November 2008 at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk Garage punk Post-hardcore | |||
Length | 34:07 | |||
Label | Epitaph Records | |||
Producer | Pelle Gunnefeldt | |||
The Ghost of a Thousand chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
CultureDeluxe | link |
Kerrang! | |
NME | |
Q | |
Rockmidgets.com | link |
Rock Sound | [1] |
Thrash Hits | link |
Total Guitar |
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Moved as Mountains, Dreamt of By the Sea" | 2:29 |
2. | "Bright Lights" | 3:49 |
3. | "Knees, Toes, Teeth" | 2:41 |
4. | "Canyons of Static" | 2:52 |
5. | "Split the Atom" | 3:15 |
6. | "Neptune" | 2:49 |
7. | "Small Mercies" | 1:17 |
8. | "Nobody Likes a Hero" | 2:59 |
9. | "Running On Empty" | 2:36 |
10. | "Fed to the Ocean" | 3:32 |
11. | "Good Old Fashioned Loss" | 6:29 |
Band members
edit- Memby Jago – Drums/Backups
- Thomas Lacey – Vocals/Keys
- Jag Jago – Guitar/Backups
- Andrew Blyth – Guitar/Keys/Backups
- Gareth Spencer – Bass
Credits
edit- Produced, Engineered and Mixed – Pelle Gunnerfeldt
- Assistant Engineer – Johan Gustafsson
- Assistant Mixing Engineer – Herman Söderström
- Recorded & Mixed in November 2008 at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
- Saxophone on "Split The Atom" – Gustav Bendt
- All Songs & Lyrics – The Ghost Of A Thousand
- Published by Songs and Stories Worldwide
- Artwork & Layout – Thomas Lacey
- Band Photography – Greg Funnel
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ Newbound, Tim (June 2009). "The Ghost of a Thousand – New Hopes, New Demonstrations." Rock Sound (123): 92.