Pale Green Ghosts is the second solo album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released on March 11, 2013, on the Bella Union label. Recorded in Reykjavík and produced by Icelandic musician Birgir Þórarinsson, the album features a range of local musicians alongside Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor providing backing vocals.The title refers to the Russian olive trees that stand along the I-25 highway near Grant’s childhood home in Parker, Colorado. The track “Pale Green Ghosts” includes a string arrangement inspired by the second movement of Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff. Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by Rough Trade.

Tracklisting

1. Pale Green Ghosts (6:04)
2. Black Belt (4:19)
3. GMF (5:14)
4. Vietnam (4:28)
5. It Doesn’t Matter To Him (6:26)
6. Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore (6:11)
7. You Don’t Have To (5:53)
8. Sensitive New Age Guy (4:41)
9. Ernest Borgnine (4:53)
10. I Hate This Town (4:04)
11. Glacier (7:36)
12. Pale Green Ghosts (6:04)
13. Black Belt (4:19)
14. GMF (5:14)
15. Vietnam (4:29)
16. It Doesn’t Matter To Him (6:27)
17. Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore (6:12)
18. You Don’t Have To (5:54)
19. Sensitive New Age Guy (4:42)
20. Ernest Borgnine (4:54)
21. I Hate This Town (4:04)
22. Glacier (7:36)

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John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts

More Videos

• John Grant - Glacier
• John Grant - GMF
• John Grant - Sensitive New Age Guy (from Pale Green Ghosts)
• John Grant - Glacier [Pale Green Ghosts]
• John Grant - Vietnam [Pale Green Ghosts]
• John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts (Full Album)
• John Grant - Vietnam [Pale Green Ghosts]
• John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts No Ceremony RMX
• John Grant - It Doesn’t Matter To Him Ft. Sinead O’Connor [Pale Green Ghosts]
• John Grant - It Doesn’t Matter To Him (Strongroom)

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