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.
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