''The Ghost of the Mountain'' is the second album by

Tired Pony Tired Pony was an indie folk supergroup consisting of Gary Lightbody, Richard Colburn, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Troy Stewart. Lightbody formed the group out of his appreciation for country music, and has during ...

, released on 19 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and on 1 October 2013 in the United States. The album was recorded between February and March, 2013, at

Jacknife Lee Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including the Cars, U2, R.E.M., the Killers, Robbie Williams, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, AFI, the Hives, Weezer, One Directi ...

's studio in Topanga Canyon.

Recording

"It feels like a fully formed band in full flight", says Lightbody about the album. This album features harmony vocals from

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Bronagh Gallagher Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. Gallagher had her first acting role in the 1989 television movie '' Dear Sarah''. In 2020, she was listed at number 33 on ''The Irish Times'' list of I ...

and Kim Topper.

Promotion

"All Things All at Once" is the first single to be heard from the album. The band will do exclusive performances for

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and XFM between 12–14 August. On Thursday 15 August

Gary Lightbody Gareth John Lightbody (born 15 June 1976) is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups The ...

Iain Archer Iain Archer is a writer, producer and solo artist from Bangor, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner, winning the 2004 Album Award – ''Final Straw'' by Snow Patrol and Most Performed Work in 2016 for Grammy nominated ...

and

Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his car ...

were interviewed and performed "All Things All at Once" and "The Creak in the Floorboards" in session for Jo Whiley's

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show. This was broadcast on Friday 16 August shortly after 8pm. On Monday 23 September 2013, Tired Pony performed "All Things All at Once" on ''

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'', on the same episode where former president

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was the main guest.

Reception

''MetroUK'' rated the album three stars out of five. ''The Guardian''s Dave Simpson rated the album as three stars out of five.

Track listing

#"I Don't Want You as a Ghost" #"I'm Begging You Not to Go" #"Blood" #"The Creak in the Floorboards" #"All Things All at Once" #"Wreckage and Bone" #"The Beginning of the End" #"Carve Our Names" #"Ravens and Wolves" #"Punishment" #"The Ghost of the Mountain" #"Your Way Is the Way Home"

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost Of The Mountain 2013 albums Tired Pony albums Fiction Records albums Polydor Records albums Albums produced by Jacknife Lee