Pale Green Ghosts
Critical acclaim for Pale Green Ghosts... “It's hard to imagine a more enjoyable and rewarding hour of music being released this year than Pale Green Ghosts: self-obsessed but completely compelling, profoundly discomforting but beautiful, lost in its own fathomless personal misery, but warm, funny and wise. - The Guardian – 5 Stars ***** "an exhilarating musical progression… "Pain it is a glacier… creating spectacular landscapes," he sings on ‘Glacier’: a truth his career makes self-evident.” - The Independent On Sunday – 5 Stars ***** “An album that, rather than juggling empty pop–song clichés, opts to expose the rawest emotional nerves: truth and beauty, rather than lies and blather.” - The Independent – 4 Stars**** “The abrupt changes between lush vintage balladry and stark electro ensure that Pale Green Ghosts is not as instantly cohesive as Queen Of Denmark. But it is arguably more satisfying, in its artistic courage, its refusal to meet expectations, and its willingness to paint a brand new picture of a gay demi-monde where the triumphs and tragedies have a deeper resonance than simple melodrama or camp… A masterpiece” - UNCUT – 8/10 “Several of the tracks here top the majesty of those on the debut… a bold, distinctive and genuinely excellent record” - Clash – 9/10 “Grant’s rich voice dovetails beautifully with the silvery synths of ‘GMF’ and ‘Vietnam’… This is audacious stuff from one talented motherfucker.” - NME - 8/10
The former Czars singer's second solo album sees him mapping exactly where he's at after the fiery dissolution of a relationship with a man who, a mere album ago, was the one. His hatred for his ex, and for himself, is crooned with authority over luscious post-comedown electro.
Never afraid of risks or going out on a limb, Grant dives head first into electronic pop, emerging with results that are as confusing as they are successful.
ClashMusic: Read an album review of 'Pale Green Ghosts' by John Grant, the follow up to 'Queen Of Denmark'. Featuring an appearance by Sinead O'Connor it's released on Bella Union on 11th March 2013.
John Grant's second album is poppier than its predecessor – and more uneven, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>
John Grant's former lover gets it from both barrels on the singer-songwriter's second album – but to profoundly beautiful music, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>
The mordant, former Czars frontman John Grant's second album is astonishingly good, says Helen Brown.
The follow-up to Queen of Denmark surprises with a new electro slant and affects with its brutal frankness. CD review by Kieron Tyler