We The Ghost, "White Noise". 5/5 Stars

Tulsa Oklahoma’s (unless they come back to Texas, cough) “We The Ghost” pulls comparisons to a rather fun grouping of artists, from One-Republic to Travie McCoy, but somehow retains a unique hold on their overall sound. They portray the full spectrum of emotions, be they love or hate, yet do so in a way which conveys a strong understanding and clear acceptance of the subjects. They aren’t writing these things because they know it will sell, and they don’t have to shove it in your face either, because they’ve lived it in some form. This is one of the best compliments I can personally give a band, you can tell they truly feel what they’ve written; it has more impact than whether a track is a masterpiece or even a simple television jingle. I feel this every time I listen to WTG, and they’ve successfully carried that mentality into “White Noise”.

Their first single from the release, “Let Me Know”, starts the collection off well, and if I’m not mistaken has had a little work done on the EQ to make certain aspects pop a bit more, but as I listen further, I discover it’s only the tip of the iceberg, and it continually gets better from that point. The tracks are primarily violin driven which plays nicely against Mr. Tyler’s textured vocals and brings an even more heightened feeling to the already powerful content of the tracks. As Gotye put it, “you can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness”. The album does have a rather sad feeling to it, but I still can’t stop listening. That feeling culminates in the closing track “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (Mentioned previously in our interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFXxUezOvis ), a poignant story of abuse from the perspective of the abuser, whom holds a somewhat chilling indifference to the situation overall, and you can’t help but find a kind of sadness there for this individual who has become so jaded.

To clarify, this is not a full length album but a five track EP, however, it manages to hold the strength of an entire release. If this is genuinely “White Noise”, it may be time to redefine the term, because by current standards, the EP is anything but.

Tracklist:

1. Let Me Know

2. Notice Me (Feat. Ben Kilgore)

3. Wash These Sins Away (Feat. Rockwell Ripperger of Stephen Speaks)

4. Drama Scene (Explicit)

5. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Explicit)

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