The Ghost (Faroese band)

The Ghost is a Faroese electropop duo consisting of Filip Mortensen on vocals and Urbanus Olsen on electronics.

Following their appearance at the Iceland Airwaves music festival, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, the duo received a recording contract with the British Sunday Best record label.[1] The duo also appeared at the G! Festival, held in Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands, in 2009 and 2010.[2] In addition, they have performed as the warm-up band for The Wombats, a British indie-rock band; Ladytron, an English electronic band; and Vampire Weekend, an American indie-rock band.[3]

In 2010, they released their debut album War Kids.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alexander, Charlie (15 June 2010). "Ny musik på P3: uge 23" [New Music on P3: week 23] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. ^ Workman, Matthew (11 August 2010). "G! Festival 2010: Interview of Filip Mortensen of The Ghost". The Faroe Islands Podcast. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. ^ Erin-Madsen, Christian. "The Ghost. G! Festival, Gøta, Færøerne, torsdag d. 23. juli 2009". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  4. ^ Christensen, Simon. "Charmerende færinger med identitetsløs elektrodebut" [Charming Faroese with Identity-less Electronic Debut]. Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 23 May 2011.


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