In Stormy Nights Explained

In Stormy Nights
Type:Album
Artist:Ghost
Cover:Ghost-in-stormy-nights.jpg
Released:January 23, 2007
Recorded:2004–2006
Genre:Neo-psychedelia
Experimental rock
Length:62:27
Label:Drag City
Prev Title:Hypnotic Underworld
Prev Year:2005
Next Year:2007

In Stormy Nights is the final studio album by the Japanese band Ghost. It was released by Drag City on January 23, 2007.

Track listing

The CD and LP releases of the album have slightly different track listings.[1] [2] These are as follows:

LP track listing

Side one
  1. "Hemicyclic Anthelion"
Side two
  1. "Water Door Yellow Gate"
  2. "Gareki No Toshi"
Side three
  1. "Caledonia"
  2. "Motherly Bluster"
  3. "Grisaille"
Side four
  1. "Caledonia (Sing Together Mix)" (bonus track, 45rpm)

Personnel

The following people contributed to In Stormy Nights:[3] [4]

Musicians
Technical

Reception

In Stormy Nights has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The album currently has a 76 out of 100 rating on the review aggregate site Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Reviewer Matthew Murphy of Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.0/10, writing "And though In Stormy Nights... can hardly be said to be a perfect work, one has to admire and celebrate Ghost's determination never to step in the same river twice."[6] In another positive review, Allmusic's Thom Jurek called the album "A work of absolute beauty, chaos, seductive darkness and cosmic light."[7] Andrew Gaerig of Stylus Magazine gave the album a B+, writing that In Stormy Nights "is easily their most unhinged, aggressive record; they make a show of steamrolling their subtler instincts."[8]

Not all reviews were positive, though. Both Dusted Reviews' Matthew Wuethrich and Almost Cool's Aaron Coleman criticized the track "Hemicyclic Anthelion". Wuethrich called the track "bloated and forced", while Coleman wrote that the track "just completely derails what would otherwise be a fairly solid and concise album."[9] [10] In another negative review, Slant Magazine's Jimmy Newlin criticized In Stormy Nights for its lack of warmth, writing "Maybe pastiche is inevitable, even in the Japanese avant garde scene, but can't it at least be a little more fun?"[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Ghost-In-Stormy-Nights/release/1070504 Ghost (2) – In Stormy Nights (Vinyl,LP,Album)
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Ghost-In-Stormy-Nights/release/902299 Ghost (2) – In Stormy Nights (CD,Album)
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-stormy-nights-r938932/credits In Stormy Nights - Credits
  4. Web site: Ghost – In Stormy Nights (2007, CD) . Discogs . 9 June 2023.
  5. http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-stormy-nights "Ghost: In Stormy Nights (2007): Reviews"
  6. Murphy, Matthew. Album Reviews: In Stormy Nights . Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 12 May 2011
  7. Jurek, Thom. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r938932|pure_url=yes}} In Stormy Nights - Ghost]. Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2011
  8. Gaerig, Andrew. Ghost - In Stormy Nights. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2011
  9. Wuethrich, Matthew. Ghost - In Stormy Nights. Dusted Reviews. Retrieved 12 May 2011
  10. Coleman, Aaron. Ghost-In Stormy Nights. Almost Cool. Retrieved 12 May 2011
  11. Newlin, Jimmy. Ghost: In Stormy Nights. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2011