Simon's Ghost UK
Chris Smillie has been writing songs forever under a few different names but the one he always come back to is ‘Simon’s
Ghost’. The name is derived from a particularly good track by Factory Records band, Crispy Ambulance from the album, The Plateau Phase.
The first album, A Sea of Stars, is lo-fi electronica - New Order with Casiotones. The second, Cold, is a far harder new wave guitar sound.
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Simon's Ghost recommends:
Help Stamp Out Loneliness
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indiepop with a twisted knife
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