Hail The Ghost

Hail The Ghost

Hail The Ghost before their 2015 Whelan's show
Background information
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres alternative rock, indie rock, baroque pop
Years active 2014–present
Labels Independent label
Website www.hailthghost.com
Members Kieran O'Reilly
Eamonn Young
Ian Corr

Hail The Ghost are a three-piece alternative band from Ireland. The band was formed in January 2014 by actor/singer/songwriter Kieran O'Reilly. The band includes two former members of White McKenzie - Eamonn Young and Ian Corr. White McKenzie were a six-piece rock band which had also been formed by Kieran O'Reilly but which broke up in late 2012.[1]

Genre

Hot Press magazine described Hail The Ghost's sound as "mean 'n' moody"[2][3] and in one review wrote that they [Hail The Ghost] "Come across as the kind of band Talk Talk might have sounded like if they were fronted by the Bunnymen's Ian McCullough".[4] O'Reilly himself described the band's music as "cinematic, atmospheric, alternative rock" during an interview with Brendan O'Connor on The Saturday Night Show following the release of the band's debut album.[5] "The band’s style of music has alternative written all over it, but what could be the rule breaker is the detachment from your typical indie stereotype of late and instead delving back into the heydays of Interpol and The Editors, with that little bit of added Irish charm of course!" as published by Pure M Magazine.[6] Tony Clayton-Lea (The Irish Times) wrote on the band's debut album release for HMV.com and sited "The National and Interpol" as obvious influences but remarked that the songs were "well constructed".[7] On the bands official website, they are described as "a prevalent brooding ambience intertwined with elegant piano, baritone vocals and a luring understated alt-rock quality".[8] A review of the bands first ever live performance by Hot Press magazine penned how O'Reilly "makes for an interesting frontman, with his shoulders often hunched and eyes downcast, clutching the mic and cord with two hands while bobbing and swaying to the beat in a manner similar to Leonard Cohen, fully absorbed in the music. His baritone voice lands somewhere between the aforementioned and Lou Reed in it's everyman cool, casual delivery and sounded right at home among the dreamy textures".[9]

Band members

Additional for live performances

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL[10]
2015 Forsaken 67
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.
Singles

Music videos

References

  1. ↑ "Kieran O'Reilly: Man of Many Talents". image.ie. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "LISTEN: Love/Hate star features on Hail The Ghost single". hotpress.com. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hail The Ghost release their new album". hotpress.com. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hail the Ghost - Forsaken". hotpress.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ O'Connor, Brendan (March 21, 2015). Celebrity Interviews. Interview with Kieran O'Reilly. The Saturday Night Show. Dublin, Ireland.
  6. ↑ "Hail the Ghost: Colony of Ants Single Review". puremzine.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Album Previews: Matthew E. White, Jon Hopkins, Hail The Ghost, Vann Music". hmv.com. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hail the Ghost". hailtheghost.com. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "REVIEW: Hail the Ghost in Whelan’s". hotpress.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Discography: Hail The Ghost". irish-charts.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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