EP Review: Ghost // Winter 1982

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Reeking with sentiment and dusted in pain, Ghost is the new EP from Birmingham duo Winter 1982. Consisting of only four tracks, the band, who have been dubbed as “haunting, alternative folk”, manage to showcase a wealth of beauty and potential in a mere thirteen minutes.

Opening the debut is title track ‘Ghost’ which immediately sets the gentle yet emotive tone of the whole EP. ‘I’m haunting my own house / I’m the ghost in the wire’ are the crooned opening lines, combining the gruffness of Frank Turner with the beauty of Ben Howard to create a memorable and magical start to the four-track wonder that is Ghost.

‘So Slow’ is the second song, seeping with a haunting truth it’s the fantastic follow-up to the opener that EP needed to grow even stronger. At this point, Winter 1982 seem to be the Passenger for the forlorn. Next track ‘Friends’ is another solid addition to already great collection of songs. Not that dissimilar from an early-2000’s Ryan Adams, the music is just as expressive as the words; the two in unison launching audience beyond the realm of listening into one of experiencing the song.

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It is ‘Sometimes’ that is the momentous closing track of Ghost, which is available for just £2 on Winter 1982’s bandcamp. Starting off as a slow and moving show of sentiment, ‘Sometimes’ then crescendos into an powerful portrayal of emotion that captivates the listener with its raw and undiluted lengths of pain and passion.

Thanks to this beast of a song that brings the EP to a close, it is a solid 4/4 for Ghost, every song doing just what it should; a cacophony of bittersweet joy, Winter 1982 have really ghosted past the competition with this stunner of a debut.

Words by Heather Moss

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