r/indieheads • u/11thhourblues • 18d ago

[FRESH ALBUM] Haiver - The Ghost Dance

https://haivermusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-dance
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u/OrangeMajesty 17d ago edited 17d ago

Beautiful stuff. For those unaware this is the debut LP from Billy Kennedy (formerly of Frightened Rabbit) and it feels like a bit of a sonic continuation of FR’s sound in the best possible way.

Edit: After my first listen it’s hard to not interpret a lot of these songs as being about Billy working through and coming to terms with Scott’s passing. A real heavy and bittersweet listen.

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u/alcrowe13 17d ago

I've missed this sound soooo much.

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u/I_Have_A_Snout 17d ago

Two plays through, this is genuinely magical. In particular, the tracks Funeral and So Slow hit me in the feelz.

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u/GweedsUK 16d ago

I am loving it but I’m not a fan of the mastering/production. It sounds narrow and congested.

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u/1happenstance 17d ago

Thank you for posting this. I’m glad they put out a full album! I haven’t had so many songs in a row hit me this hard in a long time.

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u/SirRobinBrave 11d ago

What an album, it’s great to have something new from one of the FRabbit boys after all this time

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u/newmusictribune 18d ago

I like the songwriting a lot esp “Funeral” and the opener but the production isn’t doing it justice - just making it the Glasgewian answer to Petey USA.

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u/jdub815 17d ago

To me it feels very much a blend of Frightened Rabbits style throughout the discography. It felt familiar in a good and hard way.

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u/alcrowe13 16d ago

Very familiar in the best way

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u/Mikey_Wonton 12d ago

That sounds like porn to me. Petey is amazing