Supergroup Former Ghosts need a little sparseness, says Hermione HobyFormer Ghosts are as super as a super-group can be when its luminaries come from such modest and avant-garde outfits as Xiu Xiu (Jamie Stewart) and Tearist (Yasmine Kittles). The name might allude to personal bereavements (their first album referenced the death of Freddy Ruppert's mother) but the most conspicuous ghost here is that of Ian Curtis, as raised by Ruppert's doleful, trembling baritone. Nika Roza Danilova, aka Zola J...
Guardian Music — Supergroup Former Ghosts need a little sparseness, says Hermione HobyFormer Ghosts are as super as a super-group can be when its luminaries come from such modest and avan... more info