Tag: Cory Batchler

Love Ghost & Wiplash Are Redefining Breakup Anthems With “Left on Read”

Love Ghost from Los Angeles and Wiplash from Mexico make the best song about heartbreaks in the digital age. They meet in the neon-lit streets of modern music. "Left on Read," their fiery song, is a pop-punk blast that makes the fear of unread letters audible. This song stands out because of its strong notes and steady drum beats. They make me think of the...

The Fragile Beauty of GISKE’s “The Sound of Birdsong”

GISKE’s "The Sound of Birdsong" doesn’t so much begin as it seeps into the room, like the pale, perpetual twilight of a Norwegian summer night where sleep feels like a theoretical concept. This is a song for the space between the last page of a book and turning off the light; a four-minute float in that strange, conscious stillness when the world is quiet...

Love Ghost Fuses Global Sounds With Poignant Authenticity In ‘Veneno’

Love Ghost, an indie band from Los Angeles that has played alongside the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, and R.E.M. at Germany's...