Lots of good news

Hey, not only are we pleased to be featured on Passionate Hope Volume Two from Indievision Music this week (you can find it at http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2012/07/01/passionate-hope-vol-2/ - a free download featuring several amazing bands)
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There is also a great review of the EP from the USA, which you can find herehttp://alphaomeganews.org/content/2012/07/ghostree-ep/ - thanks to Ken Wiegman for that!
We'll be announcing tour dates with Superhero and Alamein's Torch soon.
Also, I'm in the middle of writing an album.
And lastly, it is my birthday, so all is good!
Haydon

An Update...

Hello,

We've been quiet recently. Sorry about that. I (Haydon) have been busy writing new songs for the band's next record (more of that later) as well as finishing up at school for the year. Ben and I are also getting ready to spend part of the summer working with our friend Jim Rogers, which we're very excited about.

A couple of cool things:

We're appearing on a forthcoming compilation. Passionate Hope Volume II from Indievision. More info here. This is a cool compilation, featuring some friends of ours such as We Are Creation and Ascend The Hill, as well as Lovelite, My Epic and Empire Nation, all of whom we love! The record comes out as a free download on July 1st. Check it out!

Second, Camp America has been working on a remix of You They See, which is sounding huge, and will be out sometime over the summer. He has a fantastic record out recently. You should check that out too!

We're booking now for shows in the autumn. Can't wait to play to you all!

One Resolve

Half of us (Haydon and Mark) are excited to be on the bill for One Resolve tomorrow night at Revival Fires in Dudley. We've been invited by our good friend Ryan Baker-Barnes. It's going to be a great night of songs old and new. Come along and say hi!

More info on the night can be found at Louder Than The Music. Hope to see you there!

Another Great Review

The good reviews just keep on coming. Here's another really nice set of words about our debut EP:
http://vanchandler.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/ghostree-ep-review.html

Thanks to Kevan Chandler for this one!

Never For Nothing EP Review

The UK email newsletter, Never For Nothing, have just published a really nice review of the EP. Here's the text of it:

GHOSTREE : Ghostree EP.                 Online only (independent)

UK four piece Indie band Ghostree have released their debut EP as an online only offering (for the time being at least) on Soundcloud.  However from first impressions, this release has the potential to go further as a hard copy CD.  Those that have read any of my previous reviews will be aware that I am partial to something a bit different than the run-of-the-mill praise & worship offerings & this sure fits the bill in that respect.  From the outset with the opening track “Hope” you’ll notice this isn’t your usual fayre with a rather atmospheric, slightly dark & possibly theatrical atmosphere & frontman Haydon Spenceley adds to this aura with his moody vocals - certainly fits the “indie” label.  “You They See” is a little lighter on the ears & has a good rocky feel to it.  My favourite on the EP has to be “Glorious” though as I found it to be one I would be likely to listen to repeatedly & not get bored.  It’s by no means a fast track but it still packs a punch in terms of the powerful God-centred praise lyrics & is certainly useable in a church setting – albeit with a little modification!  “Save My Day” follows on in a similar vein with “Hallelujah” completing this offering at a slightly more relaxed pace, but for me took a while to get going.  Difficult one to categorise is this – has a splash or REM in some respects with a dash of Coldplay.  Some may find it a bit too out of the ordinary but this grew on me!  Musicianship from this 4 piece outfit is excellent throughout & I have to admire some of the drum patterns & some of the rhythms could be occasionally seen as a tad experimental but it does work.  I look forward to seeing what else these guys can produce as I am sure there are greater things to come!  8/10  Simon Redfern

Big thanks to Simon Redfern, and Geoff Howlett for his continued support of UK independent bands.

indievision Music EP review

Can be found here - thanks to Indievision for their support of what we're doing

Video Blog 1

We made a video blog. Here it is. Simples

Mind Equals Blown

We received a great review from Mind Equals Blown this week. You can find it here:
Thanks to Samantha Esgro for the review.

Here's the text of the short piece about our EP in this month's HM Pick of the Litter too:

Ghostree

Alternative rock from the UK. Slow, melodic and plodding with

layers and textures of sound (keys, drums, guitar, vocal effects.

Kinda dreamy pop.

facebook.com/ghosttreeband

Thanks for Doug Van Pelt for his continued support of all the music we've been involved in over the years. Check out HM. It's a great magazine.

HM Pick of the Litter

We're in HM's Pick of the Litter this month (we think!). HM is a cool Christian magazine, run by a diamond geezer from Texas named Doug Van Pelt. Doug has always been a solid supporter of the musical projects we've been involved in. I (Haydon) haven't seen the write-up yet, but assuming that the HM guys didn't hate our EP, we're very grateful for the coverage!

Visit HM Magazine's online home here

This week's press

We've had some nice press this week.

First, we are Artist of the Week on IndieVision Music

You can also find us on the blog of the brilliant author John Herrick

There's plenty more to come, keep your eyes open!

Itunes and Spotify Links

Our EP is now available on iTunes and Spotify too

Enjoy!

EP Out Now!

It's finally happened! The debut EP from Ghostree is available now from Bandcamp. We're really excited to have the opportunity to share this record with you. It's been a long and challenging process getting to this point and it feels like an important moment for us!

We hope you love this record. We hope it blesses you. We hope it makes you think. We hope it's something you want to share with the ones you love.

We're rehearsing right now, and we'll be announcing our debut live shows soon. We can't wait to get on the road and play these songs to you!

The first review of the album is now in from Louder Than The Music. Thanks to Jono for the review and Louder Than The Music for their support!

Glorious

As of today, you can hear Glorious, a track from our debut EP, on our brand new SoundCloud page. To hear the song, head to: Glorious on Ghostree SoundCloud

Release day is getting closer....!

EP Release: February 6th

Finally, the time has come to announce the release of our debut, self-titled EP. The record will be out, digitally from all major download stores (and a few minor ones) from February 6th. Tracklisting as follows:

1. Hope
2. You They See
3. Glorious
4. Save My Day
5. Hallelujah

Today we're excited to release the artwork for the record. This was designed by Smeezer///Designologist and features an incredible painting by Joshua Stump.

We're excited to release the record, and to see what the world makes of it!

We're busily in rehearsals, writing and readying our show, and looking forward to getting out on the road in 2012.