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The Ghost of the Forest already wins the competition for having the cutest merchandise in town, what with its Scooby Doo-esque haunted forest T-shirts and the Pac-Man-like ghost icon hovering on the cover of its self-titled debut. But despite such adorable markers, the music crafted by the septet tends toward "melancholic specter" instead of Casper-caliber friendliness. The band's second full-length, My Time to Die (which is being released by local micro-label Critter Records), takes its cues from Broken Social Scene, Yeasayer, Belle and Sebastian and Sufjan Stevens. Lush keyboards, orchestral sweetness and church-hymn vocals dominate, leaving plenty of room for mournful space and lo-fi guitars. Die's best tune is the rollicking "The Ghost of the Forest," which makes room for spiraling piano, crashing bass, wordless wails and sizzling drums over the course of four all-too-short minutes.

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  1. Zaleski,


    you never give up do you? bluebird bluebird bluebird...ok here is the real scoop. I got a copy of this cd a long time ago. The cd cover does have a pac man like cover but it looks like it was drawn by a three year old. the cd that i got (granted a while back) was labeled with a marker.

    Then i put the cd in my car stereo and was subjected to a humiliation worse than Michael Jackson courtesy of the santa barbara police. seriously this time i am telling you ppl to go to this show, buy the cd and you will know what i mean by god awful music! This once again proves that RFT favoritism is in full effect here..in this case not so much for the band but once again for the venue.

    PAyne

    Comment by Joe Payne — December 27, 2007 @ 12:16AM

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