Pale Green Ghosts

Pale Green Ghosts
Studio album by John Grant
Released March 11, 2013[1]
Genre Synth-pop, soft rock
Length 60:40
Label Bella Union
Producer Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) and John Grant
John Grant chronology
Queen of Denmark
(2010)Queen of Denmark2010		 Pale Green Ghosts
(2013)		 Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
(2015)Grey Tickles, Black Pressure2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(83/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash magazine[4]
BBC Musicfavorable[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
The Daily Telegraph[10]
Uncut[11]

Pale Green Ghosts is the second solo album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released on March 11, 2013 on the Bella Union label.[1] Pale Green Ghosts was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland with Icelandic electronic musician Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) of electro-pop group Gus Gus, and also features a range of local musicians on the album as well as Sinéad O'Connor singing backing vocals.[1]

The title refers to the Russian olive trees that stand along the I-25 highway near Grant's family home in the small town of Parker, Colorado.[12]

The track "Pale Green Ghosts" includes a string arrangement inspired by the second movement of Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff.[13]

Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by Rough Trade.[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Grant.

No.TitleLength
1."Pale Green Ghosts"6.04
2."Black Belt"4.18
3."GMF"5.13
4."Vietnam"5.29
5."It Doesn't Matter to Him" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)6.27
6."Why Don't You Love Me Anymore" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)6.10
7."You Don't Have To"5.51
8."Sensitive New Age Guy"4.40
9."Ernest Borgnine"4.53
10."I Hate This Town"4.01
11."Glacier" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)7.34

Personnel

  • John Grant – Lead vocals, Synth programming
  • Chris Pemberton – Piano
  • Sinéad O'Connor - Backing vocals
  • Arnar Geir Ómarsson - Drums
  • McKenzie Smith - Drums
  • Jakob Smári Magnússon - Bass
  • Paul Alexander - Bass
  • Pétur Hallgrímsson - Guitar
  • Óskar Gudjónsson – Saxophone
  • Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) - Synth programming

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lynskey, Dorian (March 3, 2013). "John Grant: 'I wanted to let some of the anger out'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Pale Green Ghosts Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. ↑ Monger, Christopher (2013). "John Grant Pale Green Ghosts Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ James, Gareth (March 12, 2013). "John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts". Clash.
  5. ↑ Jude, Clarke (2013). "John Grant Pale Green Ghosts Review". BBC. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ Petridis, Alex (March 7, 2013). "John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Montgomery, Hugh (March 9, 2013). "CD of the week: Album: John Grant, Pale Green Ghosts (Bella Union)". The Independent. London. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Levine, Nick (March 8, 2013). "John Grant - 'Pale Green Ghosts'". NME. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ Hopper, Jessica (May 16, 2013). "John Grant: Pale Green Ghost". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ Brown, Helen (March 19, 2013). "John Grant, Pale Green Ghost, album review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ Mulholland, Garry (March 21, 2013). "John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts". Uncut. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  12. ↑ Cragg, Michael (January 22, 2013). "New music: John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts (No Ceremony Remix)". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  13. ↑ "Rachmaninoff remixed: one composer's enduring influence". London Philharmonic Orchestra. 2015. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2013". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.


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