Ghost Town (band)

Ghost Town
OriginHollywood, California, U.S.[1]
Genres
Years active2012–present
LabelsFueled by Ramen
MembersKevin "Ghost" McCullough
Evan Pearce
Past membersAlix "Monster" Koochaki
Manny Dominick
Zachary LeCompte-Goble

Ghost Town is an American electronic band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in September 2012 and was signed to Fueled by Ramen in 2013.[3][4]

The band is made up of vocalist Kevin "Ghost" McCullough and keyboardist Evan Pearce, who left the band for a short period of time beginning in 2015, just a few weeks before the release of Evolution. He returned late 2016. From the group's foundation in 2012 until 2017 the band also included drummer MannYtheDrummer and guitarist/backing vocalist Alix Koochaki.

Alister Dippner creates artwork for the band's releases and is closely associated with them. Ghost Town Tuesday, or GTT, is an event that lasts over the course of a few weeks each round, and the band releases songs every Tuesday.[4][5] The band has released three albums, Party in the Graveyard, The After Party, and Evolution, as well as two acoustic EPs, Bare Bones and Tiny Pieces.[6] The After Party charted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[7]

  1. ^ "Origin". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "Ghost Town – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ghost Town". fueledbyramen.com. Fueled by Ramen. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Martins, Chris (April 10, 2013). "Let's Get Slimed: How Ghost Town Social Media'd Their Way to Overnight Success". Spin. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Thompson-Smith, Oliver (November 26, 2013). "Introducing: Ghost Town". Phase Magazine. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Review: Ghost Town – 'The After Party". Substream Magazine. June 17, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ghost Town awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.