Jukebox the Ghost - Everything Under the Sun
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 2:26PM 
Washington, DC, indie/pop trio Jukebox the Ghost dish up massive, twisty hooks and insanely catchy, high-energy melodic turns over the course of a dozen songs on their perfectly-titled sophomore album Everything Under the Sun, arriving September 7 via Yep Roc. Take the romping piano lines of Ben Folds, add in Beatle-ish harmonies and zig-zagging 10CC melodies, fold in some theatrical/progressive elements a la Queen and Yes, bake in the warm summer sun and you get Jukebox the Ghost's tasty, densely packed music recipe. It's fun to simply sit back and pick out the various retro influences and work (and play) here. But this is, in the end, a highly original, diverse album filled with intricately arranged songs of remarkable pop artistry. And it gets better the deeper you go.
"Sometimes, in the past, we were received as being this bubbly and jumpy and happy group,” says Ben Thornewill, Jukebox’s pianist and co-vocalist. "But this record seems like we’re sounding more thoughtful and personal. Besides, you’re going to think and write differently after 300 shows. People change, different things happen to you, you get some new influences, and the way you do your songwriting and arranging is going to be different." Produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol), tracks such as the Fab Four-styled "Nobody", dramatic piano crescendos and turn-on-a-dime production of "The Sun" and the charging, playful radio-ready anthem "Schizophrenia" are just the starters from an album that may require a seat belt for proper listening. To borrow movie jargon, this is the closest thing we've heard to a pop musical "thrill ride" in quite a while. Highly recommended.
Jukebox the Ghost - "So Let Us Create" (from the album Everything Under the Sun)
Jukebox the Ghost - "Empire" (from the album Everything Under the Sun)








































