Jukebox The Ghost - Under The Sun

Jukebox The Ghost (the name’s an amalgam of Captain Beefheart and Nabakov references) collectively deliver an unabashedly upbeat, playful sound, which won accolades for that first record, Let Live and Let Ghosts, which Spin Magazine called “a refreshing reminder that the lighthearted electricity of a fantastic pop song is still filled with live wires.” Jukebox the Ghost’s pop sensibility is still on display on Everything Under The Sun, produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National), but now rounded out with more emotional heft and an expanded musical palate. For starters, there’s an emergence of synths, most notably on the Phoenix-like opener ‘Schizophrenia.’ Elsewhere, the album veers through gorgeous AM radio throwbacks (‘The Summer Sun’), Beatles-esque twists and turns (‘Mistletoe’) and even a little prog-rock in ‘The Sun,’ ‘The Sun (Interlude)’ and ‘The Stars.
Jukebox the Ghost plan to continue touring, adding to the 300+ shows the band have done since the release of their debut album. It was out there, with the likes of Ben Folds, Adam Green (Moldy Peaches) and Ra Ra Riot, and appearing on festivals like Lollapalooza and a great performance of ‘Schizophrenia’ on the Late Show With David Letterman, where the group built up a fervent, wide-ranging fanbase.
With undeniably infectious hooks and never-boring pop formulation, D.C.-born, Philadelphia-based three piece Jukebox the Ghost rekindle the communal, sing-along pop styling of ‘60’s FM radio” – Spin Magazine

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