Answers

Answers, the follow up to their 2005 debut, may be the album that pushes them over the hump. “Dumbo Wins Again”, the leadoff track, immediately demonstrates that Ghosty are invincible against the dreaded sophomore slump. Smooth, soaring vocals, clean guitar melodies, and subtle keyboard accents make this track is a fine-tuned attention grabber and perfectly showcases the light, wispy indie pop style of Ghosty. More striking is the vocal similarities between vocalist/guitarist Andrew Connor’s voice and Matt Pond, which occurs a few times throughout the album. “You Are A Big Screen” continues the mellow yet catchy sound of “Dumbo Wins Again”, while “Junior Grows Up” is a much more upbeat track with a bit more punch. However, Answers is no one trick pony. Just when it seems Answers is going to be little more than eleven well crafted yet very similar indie pop songs bleeding together, Ghosty change things up a bit.