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Carry the Ghost

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Released
  
August 21, 2015

Twenty-Something (2014)
  
Carry The Ghost (2015)

Release date
  
21 August 2015

Producer
  
Noah Gundersen

Recorded
  
Studio Litho, Seattle

Artist
  
Noah Gundersen

Genre
  
Neo-folk

Label
  
Dine Alone Music Inc.

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Similar
  
Indie folk albums, Other albums

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Carry the Ghost is the second studio album by American folk music artist Noah Gundersen. It was released by Dualtone Records on August 21, 2015. Gundersen is touring in support of the album throughout 2015.

Contents

Gundersens turned to Neil Young’s “Tonight’s the Night” for inspiration:

“There’s this real ragged edge to that [Neil Young album], like everything’s going to fall apart... I wouldn’t say my record is anywhere near as extreme as that, but we wanted to capture a sense of uncertainty – and have this sonic, raw edge to it.”

According to Gunderson, everything was written on either an acoustic guitar or a piano, then taken into the studio to arrange and add instrumentation. Recording is a collaborative process and, in the past has involved a lot of Noah's family members. However, he indicated he is not including just family now but his touring bass player, Micah Simler, and touring guitar player Armon Jay (AJ) to the recording process as well.

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Themes

Noah describes the theme of 'Carry the Ghost' as such:

I think the idea of experience and history shaping who we are, I think that was where that idea came from. It's something we carry, our experiences, and something we live with every day, and you know, we make decisions on how we respond to our experiences, but they are what shapes us. So there's that existential idea. There's also a little bit of a post-relationship aspect to it, but it's not necessarily a break-up album. It's more just an exploration of, ultimately, existentialism.'

Track listing

  1. "Slow Dancer"
  2. "Halo (Disappear/Reappear)"
  3. "Selfish Art"
  4. "Show Me the Light"
  5. "The Difference"
  6. "Silver Bracelet"
  7. "I Need a Woman"
  8. "Jealous Love"
  9. "Empty from the Start"
  10. "Blossom"
  11. "Topless Dancer"
  12. "Heartbreaker"
  13. "Planted Seeds"
  14. "Fire Don't Die" (Bonus Track)
  15. "Alright" (Bonus track)
  16. "Running for Cover (Bonus Track)

Songs

1Slow Dancer3:31
2Halo (Disappear / Reappear)3:55
3Selfish Art4:25

References

Carry the Ghost Wikipedia