Ghost Town is an American

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band from

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, United States. The band formed on September 4,

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, and in

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were signed to

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. The band is made up of

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Kevin "Ghost" McCullough and

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Evan Pearce, who left the band for a short period of time beginning in 2015, just a few weeks before the release of ''

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''. He returned late 2016. From the group's foundation in 2012 until 2017 the band also included

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MannYtheDrummer and

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Alix Koochaki. Alister Dippner creates artwork for the band's releases and is closely associated with them. Ghost Town Tuesday, or GTT, is an event that lasts over the course of a few weeks each round, and the band releases songs every Tuesday. The band has released three albums, ''

Party in the Graveyard ''Party in the Graveyard'' is the debut album by the American electronic rock band Ghost Town. Most of the songs were already available for listening on YouTube, with four more being uploaded on December 21, 2012. It was released onto iTunes in ...

'', '' The After Party'', and ''

'', as well as two acoustic EPs, ''Bare Bones'' and ''Tiny Pieces''. ''The After Party'' charted at No. 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached No. 1 on ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart.

History

Formation and ''
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'' (2012–2013)

Kevin McCullough, Alix Koochaki, and Alister Dippner all attended high school together in Palm Springs, California. Kevin moved to Hollywood, CA and started Ghost Town with Zachary LeCompte-Goble. They added producer Evan Pearce and drummer Manny Dominick after a few months. After high school, Alister moved to

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to follow his passion for painting. Still being friends, Kevin sent him rough cuts of Ghost Town's first songs. Alister listened to them and replied, "This is like my art as music. I want nothing more than to be a part of whatever you guys make." On September 4, 2012, Alister Dippner uploaded a sped-up video of himself painting the artwork to "Game Freak" with the song playing in the background, and it went viral. They set up a

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page shortly after and rose to the top of the site's charts. After the release of "Game Freak", the band decided to write, produce, and release a new song every week, dubbing them "Ghost Town Tuesdays". They released 12 songs over the course of 9 weeks. Using many of the songs released over the course of four months, along with five new songs, the band self-released their first album, ''

''. The band uploaded a version of the album onto YouTube on December 21, 2012. The full album was available on iTunes on January 15, 2013.

Record deal, ''Party in the Graveyard'' re-release and ''The After Party'' (2013–2014)

On May 7, 2013, the band announced that they were being signed to

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and joining a tour with

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and

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. Following the success of the tour, Fueled By Ramen announced the re-release of their debut album. The re-release featured new artwork, remastered recordings, and the addition of four tracks. This was released on Fueled By Ramen on November 19, 2013. Their second album, '' The After Party'', was announced by the band on May 6, 2014. It was released on June 10, 2014 on Fueled By Ramen. It featured 10 new songs and a new version of "You're So Creepy". Following the announcement, a

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for "You're So Creepy" was released. The After Party debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers charts and was featured in

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's 50 Best Albums of the Year for 2014.

Departure of Evan and ''Evolution'' (2015–2016)

In July 2015, Evan Pearce announced his departure from Ghost Town due to undisclosed health reasons. In the press release, the band announced they would continue as a trio. Evan Pearce is now back with Ghost Town as of 2017. The band's third album, ''

'' (stylized as EVØLUTION) was announced on their Facebook page on September 10, 2015. The next day, they released a music video for the first single off the album, "Spark". "Spark" was later released as a single on October 16, 2015. The album was recorded at Pulse Studios in Spring of 2015 with

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, Nico Stadi, Oligee, and Ryan Williams over a span of 6 weeks. The album, according to Kevin Ghost, has a different message than the band's previous works. The second single off of the album, "Mean Kids", focuses on the subject of bullying. On October 22, 2015, "Loner" was available for preview in an article on Billboard. The band called this song "the loner anthem for our generation." A music video for "Loner" was released alongside the album on November 6, 2015.

Lineup change and "In The Flesh" (since 2016)

In 2016, the band opened for

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on their European tour and played on the entire

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. Throughout 2016 they released a few singles digitally. In August 2016 Ghost Town performed at

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for the first time. To celebrate Halloween, they released a new song entitled "Tiny Pieces". In 2016, Ghost Town covered the

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" for a

tribute CD. On December 20, 2016, the band announced on their official Facebook account that Evan Pearce had returned to the band. Since his return, Ghost Town has released 5 new songs, four of which were released once per week on Ghost Town Tuesday during January 2017. In April 2017,

Alix Koochaki left the band. Five months later, on September 19,

Manny Dominick (professionally known as MannYtheDrummer) posted a statement on his Instagram announcing his departure from Ghost Town. Dominick would later join Capture. On December 25, 2017 the song "Hell" was released as the first single for a new EP. Later on February 13, 2018 the second single "Modern Tragedy" was released. Finally, the new EP entitled "In The Flesh" was released on June 29, 2018.

Band members

;Current members * Kevin McCullough (Ghost) –

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(2012–present) * Evan Pearce Glasson –

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, bass,

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, backing vocals (2017–present);

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s, samples (2012–2015, 2016–present) ;Former members * Alix Koochaki (Monster) –

, bass,

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(2012–2017) * Manny Dominick (MannYtheDrummer) –

(2012–2017)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2013) * '' The After Party'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015)

EPs

*''Bare Bones'' (2013) *'' Tiny Pieces'' (2016) *''In The Flesh'' (2018)

Singles

* "Game Freak" (2012) * "Zombie Girl" (2012) * "Ghost in the Machine" (featuring Chris Shelley) (2012) * "Monster" (2012) * "Trick or Treat Part 2" (2014) * "Spark" (2015) * "Mean Kids" (2015) * "Loner" (2015) * "Out Alive" (2015) * "These Illusions Are My Latest Addiction" (2016) * "American Outcast" (2016) * "Paranormal Love" (2016) * "Fan Girl" (2016) * "Tiny Pieces" (2016) * "Find Myself" (2016) * "Twin Flame" (2017) * "Low" (2017) * "Broken" (2017) * "You Don't Know Me" (2017) * "Heroin" (2017) * "Hell" (2017) * "Modern Tragedy" (2018)

Compilation appearances

* "Mama" (2016) **

cover on ''Rock Sound Presents: The Black Parade'' album

Music videos

* "You're So Creepy" (2014) * "Spark" (2015) * "Loner" (2015) * "Mean Kids" (2016) * "Hell" (2017)

References

External links

* Ghost Town a
AllMusic
* Ghost Town'
Facebook page
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