SON AND THE HOLY GHOSTS performs the song "THE SOLDIER & LADYFIRE" for BalconyTV.<br />Subscribe to us right now at http://bit.ly/15yj4oc <br /><br />'Like' us on Facebook - http://Facebook.com/balconytv<br />Follow us on Twitter - http://Twitter.com/balconytv<br /><br />PRESENTED BY ROBERTO MARTÍN<br /><br />Although some of its components had been playing together for some<br />time, the band Son and The Holy Ghosts, was founded in 2008.<br /><br />The original band members are Guillem 'Son' Mesquida, lead<br />vocalist and guitar, composer and the real founder of the band.<br />Josep Verdera, drums, percussion and vocals and Joan Grimalt,<br />guitar, pedal steel guitar and vocals. Later, Dani Pi, bass, and Xesc<br />Carbonell, guitar and twelve-string guitar, joined the band.<br />Due to the sudden death of his father, Guillem started composing<br />enough material to fill in his first album 'Lyrics and Songs'.<br /><br />The album contains songs which are obscure and loaded with<br />emotions. These songs show a strong influence of 'American'<br />sound, from Folk music, Rock, Country to Indie music, specially<br />the Seattle sound.<br /><br />It is on stage where the band shows its best and receives the best<br />critiques. As other bands from the past, Son and The Holy Ghosts<br />sound even better live than in record. The band travels through<br />Spain giving concerts and achieving excellent criticism.<br /><br />In October 2011, in Urban Studios in Palma, they recorded an EP<br />with Rafa Rigo as their producer. This EP, Shadows and Monsters,<br />consists of six songs recorded live. It has new material, with a<br />brighter sound and a remarkable evolution of the band.<br /><br />Their new songs have improved and have placed the band in<br />a higher level. They have moved away from the Seattle sound,<br />finding their own personality as a band. They look back with<br />respect to bands like The Byrds, The Band, Tom Petty or presentday<br />bands like Wilco or Ryan Adams, bands which could be said<br />to be their main influence nowadays, though they have created<br />their own distinctive sound.<br /><br />http://www.sonandtheholyghosts.com<br /><br />CREDITS / SPONSORS <br />Producers: Roberto Martín / Carlos Padilla<br />Presenters: Roberto Martín<br />Sound: Pablo Gregorio Venegas / Carlos Padilla / Toni Verd<br />Video: Toni Verd<br />Photographer: Carlos Padilla / Roberto Martín <br /><br />Tune in again to BalconyTV //
