Ghostlight (album) explained

Ghostlight
Type:studio
Artist:Poets of the Fall
Cover:Ghostlight (Poets of the Fall album).jpg
Released:29 April 2022[1]
Recorded:Poets HQ
Length:55:32
Label:Insomniac
Producer:Poets of the Fall
Prev Title:Ultraviolet
Prev Year:2018

Ghostlight is the ninth studio album by Finnish alternative rock band Poets of the Fall, released on 29 April 2022, through Insomniac. As stated in interviews, the album serves as a closing part of a trilogy, with the first two parts being Clearview (2016) and Ultraviolet (2018). After more pop-oriented and synth-driven Ultraviolet, Ghostlight shows the band returning to guitar-led, symphonic orchestrations. It is the longest album in Poets' discography.

Reception

The album was met with mixed response. Andrea Crow from Tuonela Magazine stated that Ghostlight "sees the band at the peak of creativity and artistry, as their trademark blend of rock, pop, and cinematic orchestrations has reached a new level of perfection and beauty".[2] On Sputnikmusic, the album got 2.5 out of 5 with the reviewer hoping for the band "to step away from the flirting with the 1980s sound that overshadowed everything [on ''Ultraviolet''] and give us something a bit livelier".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 March 2022. Jarkko Fräntilä. 10 March 2022. Ruosteen karnevaalia vietetään taas – Poets of the Fallilta uusi albumi, keikkojakin tulossa.
  2. https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-poets-of-the-fall-ghostlight/ REVIEW: Poets of the Fall – Ghostlight | Tuonela Magazine
  3. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/84833/Poets-of-the-Fall-Ghostlight/ Poets of the Fall – Ghostlight (album review) | Sputnikmusic
  4. https://butwhytho.net/2023/10/alan-wake-2-music/ Alan Wake 2 Music: Every Song Tells A Story – But Why Tho?