Break ups and bummers. Right? We’ve all been there. And in the words of Dead Ghosts, “most of the songs on Can’t Get No are about break ups or bummers.” BUT, the band is quick to point out “the album is NOT a bummer.” Comprised of Bryan Nicol (Guitar, Vocals), Drew Wilkinson (Guitar), Mike Wilkinson (Drums) and Maurizio Chiumento (Bass), Vancouver’s Dead Ghosts directed their efforts toward self-sufficiency this time around. Opting not to record in a traditional studio, Dead Ghosts deposited their band fund into a Tascam 388 8-track purchased on Craigslist and lugged it around every corner of their hometown, setting up in bars, kitchens, and the basements of friends. The change in scenery and vagrant recording style lends a sense of transience to the new material. And as personal lives become heavy, maturity begins to creep in, too. But don’t worry; the songs of Can’t Get No still destroy. Listen to “Roky Said,” [premiered by MTV Hive earlier today].
PRAISE FOR DEAD GHOSTS (Florida’s Dying, 2010)
“The Canadian group has created a perfect blend of thirteen songs that encapsulate what its like to be in love (…) They’ve created the quintessential summer album.” – Get Bent
“Reverberated country twang, phantasmic R&B, gnarly jangled garage, and indelible pop hooks bespeckle this game-changing thesis, throwing a Hegelian bomb into your square neighbor’s pool party.” – Weird Canada
2013 EUROPEAN TOUR
Tues. Feb. 19 – Münster, Germany @ Gleis 22
Wed. Feb. 20 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Area 51
Thurs. Feb. 21 – Bruxelles, Belgium @ Madame Moustache
Fri. Feb. 22 – Paris, France @ La Mécanique Ondulatoire
Sat. Feb. 23 – La Rochelle, France @ La Barbarella Club
Sun. Feb. 24 – Rennes, France @ Sympatic Bar
Mon. Feb. 25 – Bordeaux, France @ Café Pompier
Tues. Feb. 26 – San Sebastian, Spain @ Bukowsky
Wed. Feb. 27 – Madrid, Spain @ Costello Club
Thurs. Feb. 28 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sidecare
Fri. Mar. 1 – Sant Feliú de Guixols, Spain @ TZVR
Sat. Mar. 2 – Marseille, France @ La Machine à Coudre
Sun. Mar. 3 – Luzern, Switzerland @ Club Sedel
Mon. Mar. 4 – Kreuzlingen, Switzerland @ Horst
Tues. Mar. 5 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Wed. Mar. 6 – Hamburg, Germany @ Komet
Thurs. Mar. 7 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Drone
Fri. Mar. 8 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Southside
Sat. Mar. 9 – Göteborg, Sweden @ Showdown Henriksberg
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