Pale Green Ghosts

Pale Green Ghosts
Studio album by John Grant
Released	March 11, 2013 [1]
Genre	Synthpop, soft rock
Length	60:40
Label	Bella Union
Producer	Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) and John Grant
John Grant chronology
Queen of Denmark (2010) Pale Green Ghosts (2013) Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(83/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash magazine	[4]
BBC Music	favorable[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Independent	[7]
NME	[8]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[9]
The Daily Telegraph	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Pale Green Ghosts is the second solo album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released on March 11, 2013 on the Bella Union label.^[1][12] Pale Green Ghosts was recorded in Reykjavík, Iceland with Icelandic electronic musician Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) of electro-pop group Gus Gus, and also features a range of local musicians on the album as well as Sinéad O'Connor singing backing vocals.^[1]

The title refers to the Russian olive trees that stand along the I-25 highway near Grant's family home in the small town of Parker, Colorado.^[13]

Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by Rough Trade.^[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Grant. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pale Green Ghosts"	6.04
2.	"Black Belt"	4.18
3.	"GMF"	5.13
4.	"Vietnam"	5.29
5.	"It Doesn't Matter To Him" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)	6.27
6.	"Why Don't You Love Me Anymore" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)	6.10
7.	"You Don't Have To"	5.51
8.	"Sensitive New Age Guy"	4.40
9.	"Ernest Borgnine"	4.53
10.	"I Hate This Town"	4.01
11.	"Glacier" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)	7.34

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Belt (Hercules and Love Affair Remix)"	7.48
2.	"Black Belt (Gluteus Maximus Vocal Remix)"	8.24
3.	"Pale Green Ghosts (NIVOLT Remix)"	5.20
4.	"Pale Green Ghosts (NO CEREMONY /// Remix)"	4.48
5.	"Why Don't You Love Me (NIVOLT Remix)"	5.48
6.	"Why Don't You Love Me (Bon Homme Remix)"	7.39

Personnel

• John Grant – Lead vocals, Synth programming
• Chris Pemberton – Piano
• Sinéad O'Connor - Backing vocals
• Arnar Geir Ómarsson - Drums
• McKenzie Smith - Drums
• Jakob Smári Magnússon - Bass
• Paul Alexander - Bass
• Pétur Hallgrímsson - Guitar
• Óskar Gudjónsson – Saxophone
• Birgir Þórarinsson (a.k.a. Biggi Veira) - Synth programming

References

1. Dorian Lynskey (3 March 2013). "John Grant: 'I wanted to let some of the anger out' | Music | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
2. "Pale Green Ghosts Reviews". Retrieved 2013-05-23.
3. Monger, Christopher (2013). "John Grant Pale Green Ghosts Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
4. James, Gareth. "John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts". ClashMusic.com. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
5. Jude, Clarke (2013). "John Grant Pale Green Ghosts Review". BBC. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
6. Petridis, Alex (7 March 2013). "John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
7. Montgomery, Hugh (9 March 2013). "CD of the week: Album: John Grant, Pale Green Ghosts (Bella Union)". London: The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
8. Levine, Nick (8 March 2013). "John Grant - 'Pale Green Ghosts'". NME. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
9. Hopper, Jessica (16 May 2013). "John Grant: Pale Green Ghost". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
10. Brown, Helen (19 March 2013). "John Grant, Pale Green Ghost, album review". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
11. Mulholland, Garry. "John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts". Uncut. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
12. Running time: 05:03. "John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts 'The Sonic Emporium Remix' | Video Youtube - NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips". Nme.Com. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
13. Cragg, Michael (2013-01-22). "New music: John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts (No Ceremony Remix) | Music | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
14. "Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2013". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on 27 Nov 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.