Ghostory (album)

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Ghostory
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Genre
Length45:19
Label
Producer Benjamin Curtis
School of Seven Bells chronology
Disconnect from Desire
(2010)
Ghostory
(2012)
SVIIB
(2016)
Singles from Ghostory
  1. "Lafaye"
    Released: January 17, 2012 [1]
  2. "The Night"
    Released: February 17, 2012 [2]
  3. "Scavenger"
    Released: July 22, 2012 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 4/10 [10]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Paste 6.8/10 [12]
Pitchfork Media 6.9/10 [13]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Ghostory is the third studio album by American indie rock band School of Seven Bells, released on February 28, 2012 by Vagrant Records and Ghostly International. [15] It is also their first album to be released after the departure of founding member Claudia Deheza, who left the band in October 2010. The track listing details were revealed when the album was made available for streaming through several websites on February 20, 2012. [16]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis.

No.TitleLength
1."The Night"3:48
2."Love Play"4:11
3."Lafaye"4:14
4."Low Times"6:32
5."Reappear"4:09
6."Show Me Love"4:44
7."Scavenger"4:26
8."White Wind"4:41
9."When You Sing"8:34
iTunes Store bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleLength
10."Unnature"4:40
11."Low Times" (Lafaye's Brain Mix)8:29
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Unnature"4:31
11."Low Times" (Lafaye's Brain Mix)8:30
12."The Night" (Rewards Remix)6:24
13."Lafaye" (Creep Remix)6:01

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 79
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 69
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 10
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [21] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [22] 32
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] 47

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