Snow Ghosts Explained

Background:	group_or_band
Snow Ghosts
Years Active:	2008–present
Label:	Houndstooth^[1]
Current Members:	Ross Tones Hannah Cartwright Oliver Knowles

Snow Ghosts is a British musical group active since 2008. As of 2020, they have released four studio albums and four EPs.

History

Producer Ross Tones (aka Throwing Snow) and vocalist Hannah Cartwright (aka Augustus Ghost) first met and started collaborating in 2008, having a shared interest in British folklore and experimental electronic music.^[2]

The first Snow Ghosts record, the Lost at Sea EP, was released through Black Acre Records in 2011.^[3] Following this initial release, Tones and Cartwright spent the next two years compiling their debut album, A Small Murmuration, which was released on London nightclub Fabric's record label Houndstooth in 2013.^{[4] [5]}

In 2014, Tones and Cartwright joined forces with multi-instrumentalist Oliver Knowles, (aka the Keep), and Snow Ghosts became a trio.^[6] The band's second album, A Wrecking, was released on Houndstooth in February 2015.^[7]

In March 2015, Snow Ghosts embarked on a UK and Ireland tour with Portico, which saw them play in cities including London, Bristol, Manchester, and Dublin.

Commercial use of music

• August 2013 – "And the World Was Gone" – episode 10 ("The Overlooked"), season 3 of Teen Wolf
• July 2015 – "Held the Light" – Channel 4 trailer for Witnesses
• December 2015 – "The Hunted" – first official trailer for ^[8]
• February 2016 – "Lost at Sea" – Channel 4 trailer for Thicker Than Water
• March 2016 – "Circles Out of Salt" – season 2, How to Get Away with Murder^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• A Small Murmuration (2013)
• A Wrecking (2015)
• Husk (2016)
• A Quiet Ritual (2019)
• The Fell (2023)

EPs

• Lost at Sea (2011)
• And the World Was Gone (2013)
• Secret Garden (2013)
• Real World Sessions (2020)

Singles

• "Murder Cries" (2013)
• "The Fleet" (2015)
• "The Hunted" (2015)
• "Lied" (2016)
• "Vetiver" (2016)

Notes and References

1. News: Songs We Love: Snow Ghosts, 'Undertow' . 19 February 2016 . 31 May 2016 . NPR . Piotr Orlov.
2. Web site: Snow Ghosts.
3. Web site: SNOW GHOSTS Lost at Sea EP.
4. Web site: Album Review: Snow Ghosts – A Small Murmuration. 1 April 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103655/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17729/reviews/4146588. dead.
5. News: Snow Ghosts . 1 July 2013 . The Guardian . Paul Lester . 31 May 2016.
6. Web site: Snow Ghosts – "Bowline". 8 December 2014.
7. Web site: Track By Track: Snow Ghosts - 'A Wrecking'. 16 February 2015 . 1 April 2015.
8. News: Snow Ghosts unveil video for 'Lied' – premiere . 25 April 2016 . 31 May 2016 . Roisin O'Connor . The Independent.