New Hopes, New Demonstrations

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New Hopes, New Demonstrations
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2009
RecordedNovember 2008 at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm
GenreHardcore punk
Garage punk
Post-hardcore
Length34:07
LabelEpitaph Records
ProducerPelle Gunnefeldt
The Ghost of a Thousand chronology
This is Where the Fight Begins
(2007)
New Hopes, New Demonstrations
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CultureDeluxe link
Kerrang!
NME
Q
Rockmidgets.com link
Rock Sound[1]
Thrash Hits link
Total Guitar

New Hopes, New Demonstrations is The Ghost of a Thousand's second full-length studio album. It is the band's first release on Epitaph Records. It received critical acclaim, being named the 7th Album of the year (2009) by Rock Sound and 16th by Kerrang! magazine.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Moved as Mountains, Dreamt of By the Sea"2:29
2."Bright Lights"3:49
3."Knees, Toes, Teeth"2:41
4."Canyons of Static"2:52
5."Split the Atom"3:15
6."Neptune"2:49
7."Small Mercies"1:17
8."Nobody Likes a Hero"2:59
9."Running On Empty"2:36
10."Fed to the Ocean"3:32
11."Good Old Fashioned Loss"6:29

Band members[edit]

  • Memby Jago – Drums/Backups
  • Thomas Lacey – Vocals/Keys
  • Jag Jago – Guitar/Backups
  • Andrew Blyth – Guitar/Keys/Backups
  • Gareth Spencer – Bass

Credits[edit]

  • Produced, Engineered and Mixed – Pelle Gunnerfeldt
  • Assistant Engineer – Johan Gustafsson
  • Assistant Mixing Engineer – Herman Söderström
  • Recorded & Mixed in November 2008 at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Saxophone on "Split The Atom" – Gustav Bendt
  • All Songs & Lyrics – The Ghost Of A Thousand
  • Published by Songs and Stories Worldwide
  • Artwork & Layout – Thomas Lacey
  • Band Photography – Greg Funnel

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Newbound, Tim (June 2009). "The Ghost of a Thousand – New Hopes, New Demonstrations." Rock Sound (123): 92.