Ghost
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:02PM Heads up, released on December 16th, The Branco Heist release their debut single 'Ghost'. Thunderous drums, rumbling bassline, howling guitar riff and a searing vocal thrown in there for kicks producing a rather energetic homage to the late great John White, Spurs and Scotland legend.
Track blurb (from bass player Al McHardy who penned the lyrics): "This isn't a track about football, but more about a unique tragedy of someone who was cut down in their prime, and there's something very simple for anyone to take from that".
Band blurb: Stan (guitar), Ross (drums) and Al (bass) formed The Branco Heist in London, taking their name from a monkey who lives at the city’s world-famous zoo, and have certainly done it the D.I.Y. way so far. After building a fearsome live reputation and a burgeoning fanbase slogging around venues across the UK, they set up their own label, Pride&Joy records, and released a limited edition EP last year, which promptly sold out in weeks.
Video blurb: Without a budget for a video to ‘Ghost’, they pitched ideas to hundreds of video production companies, and found an unlikely ally in Hollywood behemoth director Ridley Scott, whose video production house admired their pluck and offered to direct and produce the haunting video in support of their vision. The spooking result is a lo-fi ghost story shot with night vision cameras in pitch-black.
(vid hits a brick wall half way through...damn you youtube, click here for the full vid)
Rock'n'roll.
Reader Comments (11)
Not bad all things considering (considering I prefer my breaks and beats).
Are they Spurs fans then?
This qarticle may not be about football but it did remind me of the great pleasure I had in watching John White play. He was superb and it indeed a tragedy for soccer in general when he was killed.
John White. What a player. 60s team was the reason I started supporting Spurs thanks to my dad and his brother going on about the likes of White, Mackay, Blanchflower. Talk about being struck down in your prime.
Was meant to be some player.
I am 75 and White and Greaves provided me wifh the most exciting football I have ever watched.His death on my home town golf course was a tragedy that I feel even today.
When I was kid I remember reading through Glory Glory nights which included newspaper articles, including one that covered John White's death. Remember reading that book and finding out certain bits and pieces about Tottenham's history in the 60's for the first time. Grandfather then told me how special a player he was. Said most of the 60's side had players we'd struggle to better. Probably true to this day.
I used to school with Al. Good guy, not sure he was or is a spurs fan!
Don't think they are Spurs fans, but kudos for the homage.
Not bad that.
niceeeee tuneeee
John White... in a class of his own.
8 or 10, the like of which we'll never see again