''Ghosts of the Past'' is the fifth

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by Australian

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Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austral ...

, released on 12 August 2011. It is the band's first album to be released on their independent record label, ''Dirt Diamonds Productions''. In an interview with the band, they described the album's sound as less polished than their previous album. Recording for the album began in late 2010 and finished in February 2011. The first track to be released was "When We Were Kids". On 24 June 2011, the second single titled "Love is a Drug" was released.

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Personnel

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Kavyen Temperley Satyam Kavyen "Kav" Temperley (born Finlay Beaton; 3 July 1978) is the lead singer, songwriter, bassist and occasional keyboard player of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. Biography Early life and education Temperley was born in Mosman Park, We ...

– vocals, bass, keyboards * Stuart MacLeod – guitar, vocals *

Joel Quartermain Joel Quartermain (born 19 January 1977) is an Australian guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, Western Australia, ...

– guitar, drums, vocals ;Performance credits * Hunter Temperley – hey's in "When We Were Kids" * Mia Schafer Zaics – hey's in "When We Were Kids" * Abeni Temperley – hey's in "When We Were Kids" ;Visuals and imagery * Brad Rimmer –

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* Debaser – artwork ;Instruments *

Aaron Wyatt Aaron Wyatt is a Noongar man, viola player, composer and conductor from Perth, Western Australia. Wyatt is recognised as the first Australian First Nations person to conduct one of the major orchestras in Australia, conducting the Melbourne Sympho ...

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on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel" * Emma McCoy – strings on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel" * Rachael Aquilina – strings on "Sky's on Fire", "Speeding Car", "Itch", "Just Don't Feel" ;Technical and production * Eskimo Joe –

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on "Just Don't Feel" (Wastelands Version), sequencing *

Matt Lovell Matt Lovell is an Australian audio engineer, record producer and mixer. He has won three ARIA Music Awards for Engineer of the Year: in 2005 for his work on The Mess Hall's' ''Notes from a Ceiling'', in 2006 for ''Black Fingernails, Red Wine'' ...

– engineering * Marcus Salisbury – engineering assistant *

Cenzo Townshend Vincenzo Capellini Townshend (born 28 October 1963) is an English record producer, mixer, and audio engineer, and has worked with artists and bands including the Rolling Stones, a-ha, Kaiser Chiefs, U2, Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machin ...

– mixing * Andy Lawson – engineering, mixing on "Just Don't Feel" * Joel Quartermain – mixing on "Just Don't Feel" (Wastelands Version) *

Leon Zervos Leon Zervos is a mastering engineer who has worked with many world-renowned artists, including Pink, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Beastie Boys, and Willie Nelson. Life and career Leon Zervos began his mastering career in 1982 at the then EMI Studi ...

– mastering * James Hewgill – sequencing ;Managerial * Catherine Haridy –

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