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Members of The Ghost and Lawrence Arms emerge with Strategies

Posted by Loren on July 16, 2022

Members of The Ghost and Lawrence Arms emerge with Strategies
Members of The Ghost and Lawrence Arms emerge with Strategies

A new band comprised of Brian Moss (The Ghost, Great Apes, Hanalei), Neil Hennessy (The Lawrence Arms, Joyce Manor), and Paul Lask (The Ghost) shared their new project and debut, self-titled EP, out August 26 on digital platforms.

The vocals/guitar/drums trio began via pandemic demo sharing between Moss and Lask, who had both played in The Ghost, also drawing Hennessy into correspondence. All three now displaced members were active in the Chicago, IL scene in the early '00s, and continue to make music now for varied projects.

 The songs were recorded in multiple locations, stitching together an EP of cascading guitars, riffs, atypical time signatures, and fairly straight forward drumming.

Check out a single, "Silent Count."

Hanalei released Black Snow last year.

Members of The Ghost and Lawrence Arms emerge with Strategies
Members of The Ghost and Lawrence Arms emerge with Strategies

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