As we've mentioned, 19-year-old Santa Rosa multi-instrumentalist Ryan Schmale approaches That Ghost's fuzzy, spacious pop in a way that reminds us more of vintage garage rockers and Robert Pollard than he does his lo-fi peers. See, for instance, "Shouldn't Leave... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CXIV: HEAR NEW THAT GHOST, WIN A USB TURNTABLE & ZEPPELIN BIO»
Posted on November 11, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Javelin | Led Zeppelin | That Ghost
As mentioned when we posted "The Red Bow," 19-year-old Santa Rosa resident Ryan Schmale, who records as That Ghost, approaches low-fidelity in a different way than some of his other one-person band peers. Last time I brought up the sound... CONTINUE READING NEW THAT GHOST - "NEVER HAVE FUN" & "YOUR BACKS"»
Posted on October 23, 2009 in , (3 comments)
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That Ghost, aka Santa Rosa youngster Ryan Schmale, puts together a different sort of one-man California lo-fi. Vocally, think of a 19-year-old Robert Pollard (with everything that connotes, good and bad). His approach to pop is fuzzy and spacious, but... CONTINUE READING NEW THAT GHOST - "THE RED BOW"»
Posted on October 14, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Sleepy Sun | That Ghost