It only makes sense that a great new band gets it’s introduction to the world on one of the music blogs I look to for new and emerging artists, but the most unique part about this is that they are both based in North Carolina.  Months ago Get Off The Coast posted a couple tracks by Gross Ghost, and “Golden T” has really proven to have staying power in my day to day listening.

Gross Ghost do what bands from Chapel Hill/Carrboro/ Raleigh/Durham area  do best, and make good straight up indie rock, and it doesn’t hurt that they have great pop sensibility.   In a day where where keyboards and electronics tend to dominate my intake of new music it’s nice to hear a band using just guitar, base, and drums.   Gross Ghost bring what I want to hear coming out of NC following in the steps of the states’ great indie rock past bringing melodic and catchy rock with vocals that can back it up perfectly.  Their use of backing vocals, almost as if it is the brief entrance of a chorus backing them,  on this track make the band seem larger than three members, and really fill out my speakers.  Mike from Gross Ghost told me that they are headed into the studio this month so hopefully we will be getting more tracks as good as “Golden T” from these southern dudes very soon. It’s exciting to see rising acts from North Carolina, and with Love Language‘s recent signing to Merge I hope this means big things are in store for Gross Ghost.

[mp3] Gross Ghost- “Golden T”

So much good music coming out of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia…where were these bands when I lived there.

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• This is part of my Speed Dating series.  You can read more about singles I have featured in this series here.