{"product_id":"john-grant-pale-green-ghosts","title":"John Grant PALE GREEN GHOSTS","description":"The title track from the ex Czars' frontman's second solo outing, the chilly, electro-kissed Pale Green Ghosts, sounds like a Brendan Perry (of Dead Can Dance)-fronted Kraftwerk taking on a James Bond theme. Like much of the album, it's icy, stylish, pompous, and self-obsessed, which is the direct antithesis, at least sonically, of his previous album, the maudlin, confessional Queen of Denmark, which was made with the help of wistful Texas folk-rockers Midlake. Pale Green Ghosts, on the other hand, was recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland with the help of GusGus' Birgir _?rarinsson (Biggi Veira) and while Grant keeps the microscope firmly on himself throughout the 11-track set, he does so with more wit and panache than he did on the record's predecessor. Populated by slinky electro-pop cuts (\"Sensitive New Age Guy\" and \"Black Belt\"), saucy, Harry Nilsson-esque, chamber pop fight songs (the saucy \"GMF,\" one of two tracks to feature backing vocals from Sin?ad O'Connor), and melodramatic \"Return to Oz\"-era, Scissor Sisters-inspired ballads (\"Vietnam,\" \"I Hate This Town,\" and \"Glacier\"), Pale Green Ghosts has a little something for everyone, and while all of the over-sharing can be a little overbearing, Grant's huge, expressive, and oddly comforting voice acts as a sedative, turning even the saddest, raunchiest, and most uncomfortable turn of phrase into a caress. ~ James Christopher Monger\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JITRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/28\/2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835918528801,"sku":"6AX9EF-9Z7U-6L","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/5099\/0625\/files\/john-grant-pale-green-ghosts_xswwZ.jpg?v=1740197880","url":"https:\/\/birds-nest-records.myshopify.com\/products\/john-grant-pale-green-ghosts","provider":"Bird's Nest Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}