Ghosty's "Answers" releasing May 20th, 2008!

Lawrence, KS - A mainstay in the Midwestern indie circles for most of the last decade, Ghosty has made a name for itself playing shows across the country, including stops at CMJ showcase at CBGB's downstairs, South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and even an appearance at the Mac store in San Francisco (where their song "You Are A Big Screen" took on a new relevance as their images were broadcast on the finest big screen Apple had to offer). Their second full length, Answers, is out on Oxblood Records this Spring.

Their debut full-length, Grow Up Or Sleep In, introduced Ghosty to the world, with its hooks as big as the open prairie skies. With the a strong group of pop songs filtered through folk, prog, and jazz influences, the album earned critical praise from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mojo, Newsweek, NPR.org and The Onion's AV Club, which named it one of their top releases of 2005. Recorded by Saddle Creek's Mike Mogis at Presto Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska and Trent Bell at his Bell Labs studios in Norman, Oklahoma, Grow Up Or Sleep In also features an offbeat vocal appearance by Wayne Coyne, who the band met at the studio and backed up on a track for the Flaming Lips Ego Tripping At The Gates of Hell EP.

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The past two years have seen the individual members of Ghosty making strides the music business. Frontman Andrew Connor backed up Domino recording artist Benjy Ferree on tour, while bassist Mike Nolte engineered sound for Rogue Wave and Dr. Dog on national tours. Guitarist Jake Blanton filled in as touring keyboardist for British pop singer Sia, and drummer Josh Adams' work with avant-jazz group Snuff Jazz even led to a gig at a Brooklyn bacchanal held to conjure the Mayan patron saint of vice.

Ghosty's new album Answers, released this year on radio guru Robert Moore's Oxblood imprint, harnesses the band's talents in a masterful display of avant-pop songcraft. Connor's mercurial song structures are brought to life by his vocal harmonies and guitar interplay with Blanton, while David Wetzel's keyboard textures, Nolte's rich bass lines and Adams' complex counterpoints give the album a resounding depth.

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