![]() What began as a pair of small shows in 2015 evolved to tours in 20. That year, the band began their annual "HalloQueen" shows, a series of performances around Halloween in which the band wears costumes inspired by and covers songs by Queen. "Black Hole" was featured on an episode in 2015. The band also wrote a song called "Black Hole" for The Mr. In early April they released the music video of "Postcard." In late March 2015, the group announced a national summer tour with Ingrid Michaelson. As of January 2016, they are no longer affiliated with Cherrytree Records. This was quickly followed by the band's performance of "Postcard" on Conan on January 26. Jukebox the Ghost re-released their self-titled album in February 2015, under their new label. Cherrytree Records is a subsidiary of Interscope Records. On January 21, 2015, the band announced they had signed with preeminent pop alternative label Cherrytree Records. On May 23, 2014, they released a new single, "The Great Unknown" from their self-titled fourth record, Jukebox the Ghost which was released on October 21, 2014. Whether they are journalistically accurate or not, probably not, but they come from something in our lives, not something we're imagining." ![]() In an interview with Jukebox the Ghost, Ben Thornewill stated that "this record has a lot of songs that are directly from our own life experience. The album marked a departure from their often-fictional narratives in favor of more personal lyrics. On June 12, 2012, Jukebox the Ghost released their third album, Safe Travels. The band opened for Jack's Mannequin and Motion City Soundtrack in 2012. Jukebox The Ghost also was a featured band on another Sixthman Cruise, "Rombello," in September 2011, and toured with Guster soon after. Jukebox the Ghost opened for Barenaked Ladies during the fall of 2010 from October through November, and were a featured band on the Barenaked Ladies-hosted Sixthman cruise, Ships & Dip 4, in February 2011. September 1, 2010, marked a major milestone for the band, as they appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. They took another break and started playing live shows once again in late May 2010 with the band Free Energy, and once headlined as a minor band at Lollapalooza in Chicago. This was followed by more touring in the United States with the bands Tally Hall and Skybox. In February 2010, Jukebox the Ghost toured Europe with Adam Green of The Moldy Peaches. The band began recording their sophomore album "Everything Under the Sun" on September 29, 2009, at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, an indie recording studio that specializes in analog recording. In 2009 they toured with Ben Folds, followed shortly by a tour with Jenny Owen Youngs in the United States. Īfter releasing their debut album, they toured with Say Hi and Nightmare of You, among others. Jukebox the Ghost recorded a cover of Ace of Base's "Beautiful Life" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. In 2008, they released their first album, Let Live & Let Ghosts which was recorded during winter break of their senior year of college. ![]() In a 2020 interview, Siegel said that the idea to add the word "ghost" to the band name occurred to Thornewill in particular, as "he really wanted something involving ghosts". The name was a combination of words chosen democratically, with "jukebox" originating from the lyrics of a Captain Beefheart song and "ghost" as a reference to a Nabokov novel. After two years, they decided to change their name.Īfter they thought they had enough new material, they renamed themselves Jukebox the Ghost. In 2003, Thornewill, Siegel, and Kristin met while attending George Washington University, and formed a band called The Sunday Mail. The band consists of Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy Siegel (vocals & guitar) and Jesse Kristin (drums). Jukebox the Ghost is an American three-piece power pop band formed in the Washington, D.C. Power pop, indie pop, piano rock, indie rockĬherrytree Records, Yep Roc, Caroline Records īritish filmmaker Tim Pope directed the song's official music video.(left to right) Tommy Siegel, Ben Thornewill, and Jesse Kristin of Jukebox The Ghost 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 68 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 85 in Canada. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album, Mirror Moves (1984). " The Ghost in You" is a song by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, written by the band's lead vocalist Richard Butler and bassist Tim Butler. 1984 single by the Psychedelic Furs "The Ghost in You"
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