DISPATCHES FROM THE GHOST

We Sat Down with Vigilantes Radio Live!

We recently joined Demetrius Reynolds and the Vigilantes Radio Live crew for a full conversation. All you guys are doing something magical, and the music sounds magical. - VRL We talked about "Black Petals Fallen" and how it started as an old poem Magnus had sitting around for years before it became a song. We got into horror films and how that aesthetic bleeds into what we make. The beauty in melancholy — which is basically the whole thesis of this band. And what it actually

Voltaire’s Ghost

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Fresh Music World Sat Down With Us. Here's What We Had to Say.

Fresh Music World published an exclusive interview with us this week. Here are a few of our favorite exchanges: On what's remained consistent about our sound: "Our fascination with, and exploration of, love and death — the two great mysteries." On keeping music feeling like music and not like a business: "The trick is not letting the business of music interfere with your relationship to music. When Ruby, Josh and I step on stage...we try and let all that fall away and let the

Voltaire’s Ghost

Jun 271 min read

BH-Review: "Voltaire's Ghost Creates a Cinematically Immersive World"

We got a really nice writeup from BH-Review this week and we wanted to share it with you. Paul K. Barnes over at BH-Review — one of the more established music publications out there, running since 1999 — took a deep dive into "Black Petals Fallen" and we're genuinely grateful for the time and attention they gave it. The opening line alone made us smile: "What if Debbie Harry joined AC/DC?" We'll take it. The piece gets into the story behind the song — how it started as a Mag

Voltaire’s Ghost

Jun 261 min read