What the Florida-based alternative rock quintet Ghosts of Tallahassee (interview here) masterfully achieve on their new two-track release, Sleep, is diving headfirst into the immersive depths of electronic music—enhancing their enveloping melodies and guitar-driven foundations with rich synth textures, looping patterns, and pulsating rhythms as their sonic identity continues to evolve.
On Sleep, the band fuse these contrasting elements with finesse, creating a sonically vast work that merges precisely layered cinematic atmospheres with intricate electronic flourishes. The emotional weight of this release is carried by sparse yet blossoming guitar lines, which in the opener “Lights Out” swell organically into a measured eruption of melodic refrains—delivering a profoundly cathartic resolution to the track.
Their technical prowess is evident across both compositions, particularly when the gritty, distorted synths introduce tension and edge, most notably in the title track. Here, the guitars are given space to breathe, contributing ambient and melodic textures that underscore the electronic backbone. Each track swells from exploratory electronic beginnings into a crescendo of percussion, guitars, and sonic chaos, ultimately unraveling into silence as the final burst of energy dissipates.
Ghosts of Tallahassee have crafted a dynamic and evocative preview that channels a wide spectrum of emotions—flickering between visceral intensity and refined sonic nuance with remarkable control. This is a bold, cohesive, and—while admittedly brief—highly impressive effort from the Florida outfit.
Check out Sleep on Bandcamp.
Ghosts of Tallahassee have crafted a dynamic and evocative preview that channels a wide spectrum of emotions—flickering between visceral intensity and refined sonic nuance with remarkable control.
