Many bands get stuck in one sound or style, wearing a singular generic tag as if it were a badge of honor rather than a weight holding them back or a barrier keeping them in their lane. Love Ghost has never done that, even in the early days, their take on alt-rock was broad enough to take in grunge, rap-rock, metal and beyond. In recent years, everything from hip-hop to pop-punk, rap to alt-dance to industrial has found its way into the Love Ghost sound.
“Spirit Box” finds them at their most pop-friendly, digitally driven, understated, and considered. At least to begin with. Starting in the realm of a piano ballad, Finnegan Bell’s vocals are reflective and slightly detached, the perfect sound for him through which to channel a disembodied spirit acting as a mortal’s guardian.
And slowly, the intensity builds, beats begin to add energy, atmospheres build into anticipation, sonic weight is added, the temperature is raised, and then the whole thing explodes into an alt-rock crescendo, the power of the music reflecting the intensity of the feelings this otherworldly spirit has for its human charge.
The power of Love Ghost lies in the band’s unpredictability, which in turn is driven by their willingness to collaborate with other artists and writers, particularly those found a great distance from what they might call musical home turf.
As a wise man once said, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” something Love Ghost are acutely aware of, which is why they are never found retracing their creative steps. Why would you, when the future seems like a much more fun place to explore?
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