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Ghosts of Our Former Selves Continue To Impress With New Release Golden
Ghosts of Our Former Selves are a London-based band who continue to impress, and this is no more evident than on their latest release – EP Golden – which is another top-notch release from the band.
Although the title track previously appeared on their 2021 album, Night Church, it was only after the band’s frontman, Theo Brehony, recently became a father that it was considered as a standalone single. In an argument with an old flame, Theo was once told he had “golden boy mentality” and that he couldn’t be a “golden man”. A few years later, and with his first son on the way, he drew inspiration from these words and put pen to paper.
“I met my wife a few years later and I was about to become a dad… I decided to raise him just as my mother had with me”, says Theo. “You need to remember those emotions and unfiltered moments and recreate them whenever you can. I’m doing it all again – my son is the golden boy now…”
The Golden EP, which also includes a brilliant cover of “Mother and Child Reunion” by Paul Simon, is available to buy/stream now on all platforms. Listen below…
Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.
At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.
Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.
Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.
Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.
Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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