Cherry Ghost
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bolton, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Heavenly Records |
| Website | Official website |
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| Simon Aldred Jim Rhodes Ben Parsons Grenville Harrop Phill Anderson |
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Cherry Ghost is an English indie rock band led by Simon Aldred (born September 1975 in Bolton). Lead singer Simon Aldred went to Canon Slade School in Bolton. Cherry Ghost began in Bolton in 2005, first as an alias for Simon as a solo artist, then slowly morphing into a full band. They currently enjoy considerable airplay on BBC Radio 2. Their debut album, Thirst for Romance, entered the UK album charts at #7.
The band has supported Amy Winehouse, Polytechnic, Fields, The Spinto Band, and Crowded House, and was handpicked by Manic Street Preachers as their support band for their December 2007 tour.[1] James Dean Bradfield, lead singer/guitarist of Manic Street Preachers, said that Thirst for Romance was his favorite album of 2007.[2] The Manics handpicked Cherry Ghost as their supporting band In September 2007, Cherry Ghost was nominated for "best new act" in the 2007 Q Awards,[3] although they lost to, Coventry-based, English band, The Enemy.[4]
On October 22, 2007, Simon stated on the band's MySpace page that they will begin recording their second album in Berlin, Germany in 2008. Then on March 23, 2008, Simon announced through a MySpace blog posting that the band are at the writing stage, and have 7 songs which have been distilled from 50+ tunes. He also mentioned that recording won't occur until July/August 2008.
In 2008 Cherry Ghost won an Ivor Novello Award for "People Help the People" in the category of Best Contemporary Song.[5]
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[edit] Musical style
The band's MySpace page states that they have been "inspired by the haunting melancholy of acts such as Sparklehorse, Smog, Johnny Cash and the ceaseless hope to be found at the heart of this Northern landscape." The name 'Cherry Ghost' is a lyric taken from the song "Theologians" by Wilco.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Thirst for Romance (July 9, 2007) UK #7; ITA #91
[edit] Singles
- Mathematics (April 9, 2007) UK #57
- People Help the People (June 25, 2007) UK #27
- 4 AM (September 24, 2007)
- iTunes Festival: Live in London (EP) (November 12, 2007) (UK iTunes only)
[edit] Covers
- Junebug (Sparklehorse) (B-side)
- Finally (CeCe Peniston) (played live)
- Welcome to the Black Parade (My Chemical Romance) (played live)
- Back to Black (Amy Winehouse) (played live)
- Under My Thumb (The Rolling Stones) (played live) link
[edit] Media appearances
- Cherry Ghost appeared on Jools Holland in November 2006.
- The band appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on June 27, 2007. They performed live versions of their single "People Help the People" and "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance.[6]
- They appeared on the Radcliffe and Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 on May 1, 2007.[7]
- The band appeared on the Taratata live music show on France 4, on January 18, 2008.[8]
[edit] Festival appearances
- Camden Crawl 2007: April 19th and 20th
- Glastonbury Festival 2007: Queen's Head Stage, June 24th
- Oxegen Festival 2007: New Bands/Futures Stage
- Latitude 2007: Uncut Arena
- Summer Sundae 2007: Main stage
- iTunes Festival 2007: London, July 22nd
- V Festival 2007 Weston Park: Virgin Mobile Union Stage, August 18th
- V Festival 2007 Hylands Park: Virgin Mobile Union Stage, August 19th
