Love Ghost has always earned its reputation as a band that maintains an interesting ambience and produces eerie melodies; however, “Ski Mask” is a different ball game altogether. The darkly mused and overly pessimistic stylisation that’s the theme of the new single is an excerpt from the forthcoming Love Ghost x Skold album, a heavy and gothic fusion of rock and male bling.
The track begins with a plaintive tune composed on a synthesizer that sounds like something out of a sweet horror film. The bass drums come in and out providing a sharp and energetic motion within the song. The style of the singing is very earnest as though cut out from a painful and yearning mouth. The sickness of addiction and destruction along with the realization is obvious in the lines throughout.
The production found on “Ski Mask” is of high-quality culinary workmanship. The sound is crystallized and an appropriate position for each element of the instruments is maintained without any of them being kit-dominant. From the entrapment created by the music in the listeners, it is obvious that the themes present are dark and sinister.
Love Ghost has been riding on the waves of the music tide in the recent past and has been quite received by many music lovers. They have played shows in every corner of the continent and have embarked on working with different artists. Ski Mask is yet another display of their gift and artistry. It’s an atmospheric, soulful piece that’s so strong it’s hard to shake it off even when the music ends.
So while in case, there is a reader who enjoys such dark and heavy all-round music, ‘Ski Mask’ by Love Ghost is a song they cannot afford to miss. It’s a recommendation.