Ghosts: “Stay The Night”
“Trains To Brazil”, anyone? No seriously, Ghosts take the template established by those lovable Guillemots on the best song of last year - bouncy melody, soaring vocals, roaring brass sections… shit, it even begins with a nearly identical opening lyric - and feeds it through the mainstream pop machine. The result is “Stay The Night”, the first single from London pop quartet Ghosts, and well, it’s nothing all that original and there’s not even the slightest modicum of academic merit here. That said, you really deserve a medal if you can keep your toes from tapping during this track, and - just like “Trains” before it - it’s just the thing to usher in the carefree whimsy of spring with.
MP3: “Stay The Night” - Ghosts
…And speaking of mainstream-as-shit Britpop acts, here’s the new single from Air Traffic, whom Ghosts are supporting at present on their current UK tour. “Charlotte” has actually already seen release as the B-side to the band’s initial “Just Abuse Me” 7″, but now it’s ready to step into the spotlight in all its A-side glory, with a shiny new production job and some brand new clothes to help it get the job done.
MP3: “Charlotte” - Air Traffic