Holy Ghost (Modern Baseball album)
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| Studio album by Modern Baseball | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
| Studio | The Headroom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
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| Length | 27:24 | |||
| Label | Run for Cover | |||
| Producer | Joe Reinhart | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A- |
| Consequence of Sound | B- |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 |
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Holy Ghost is the third studio album by the American rock band Modern Baseball, released on May 13, 2016 on Run for Cover Records.[3] The album follows their third EP, The Perfect Cast, which was released on October 23, 2015, via Lame-O Records, as well as their sophomore studio album, You're Gonna Miss It All, released in 2014, and their compilation album, Techniques, also released in 2015.
Holy Ghost is the first Modern Baseball album that was not recorded by the band themselves—instead, the members obtained the help of Joe Reinhart (Hop Along, Joyce Manor). The album was recorded at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia.[8] The album is split in half between both guitarist/frontmen, Jake Ewald and Brendan Lukens (Ewald wrote the first six songs and Lukens wrote the last five).[9][10] Ewald's songs mainly revolved around the passing of his grandfather while Lukens focuses on his struggles with mental illness and depression.[11]
On February 24, 2016, the album was officially confirmed. On March 3, two songs were published online for free via NPR. The first, "Everyday", was written by Jake Ewald and the second, "Apple Cider, I Don't Mind", was written by Brendan Lukens.[12] On April 4, the band released a documentary directed by actor and director Kyle Thrash entitled "Tripping in the Dark".[11] The documentary focused mainly on the formation of the band and the making of the album, including Ewald's struggle with his grandfather's death and Lukens' near suicide attempt and subsequent recovery. The video for "Wedding Singer" was released on May 5.[13]
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