Setting the tone with immersive keys, cerebral frequencies and what sounds like a magic box and a tape player connecting in the astral realm, ghosts and leviathans opens tears in my mouth with intrigue.
The opus expands into clarity, and a minimalist indie-pop vibe, as ghosts and leviathans sings emotively, “You don’t offer much to me, a bit of basic company, you’ve been through hell and ended up with me, isn’t that funny…”
We appreciate the poetic prowess that ghosts and leviathans, also known as artist and pianist Matthew Deane, shares with his vision, The fact that we can often hear him smile, as he sings about the human condition, is really intimate and charismatic.
The astral and industrial glitched production details elevate the soundscape, delivering a sense of dimensionality. We love the riser that explodes into a subversive soundscape for the chorus mid way through the track. The song returns to clarity with a pulsing beat and a retro, question and answer style delivery which keeps the composition fresh and dynamic.
ghosts and leviathans cites a gamut of musical styles, from nostalgic dream-pop to futuristic industrial and hyper-pop anthems, whilst lyrically taking influence from artists like Frankie Cosmos and Joanna Newsom as some of his inspirations, but it is clear that he is creating a universe of his own.
We learn that Matthew began making music at the age of 12 and has released a slew of EP’s over the last 5 years across SoundCloud, BandCamp and Spotify, with several being acclaimed by critics. His album is set for release on October 28!
We have added tears in my mouth to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream ghosts and leviathans‘ wider discography including all done now and waavvyyy!