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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound9/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME4/10[10]
The Observer[11]
Paste6.8/10[12]
Pitchfork Media6.9/10[13]
PopMatters[14]

Ghostory is the third studio album by American indie rock band School of Seven Bells, released on February 28, 2012 by Vagrant Records and Ghostly International.[15] It is also their first album to be released without founding member Claudia Deheza, who left the band in October 2010. The track listing details were revealed when the album was made available for streaming through several websites on February 20, 2012.[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alejandra Deheza and Benjamin Curtis

No.TitleLength
1."The Night"3:48
2."Love Play"4:11
3."Lafaye"4:14
4."Low Times"6:32
5."Reappear"4:09
6."Show Me Love"4:44
7."Scavenger"4:26
8."White Wind"4:41
9."When You Sing"8:34
iTunes Store bonus tracks[17]
No.TitleLength
10."Unnature"4:40
11."Low Times" (Lafaye's Brain Mix)8:29
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Unnature"4:31
11."Low Times" (Lafaye's Brain Mix)8:30
12."The Night" (Rewards Remix)6:24
13."Lafaye" (Creep Remix)6:01

Personnel

  • Alejandra Deheza – vocals
  • Benjamin Curtis – engineering, guitar, mixing, production
  • Divya Anantharaman – headdress
  • Steve Choo – assistant engineering
  • Christopher Colley – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9)
  • Bryan Abdul Collins – art direction, design
  • Brandon Curtis – additional production, mixing
  • Stella Rey – styling
  • Geoff Sanoff – drum engineering
  • Danny Scales – cover photo

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 79
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 69
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] 10
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[21] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 32
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 47

References

  1. ^ "Lafaye – Single by School of Seven Bells". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Night – Single by School of Seven Bells". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Scavenger (2012) | School Of Seven Bells". 7digital (UK). Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghostory – School of Seven Bells". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Ghostory – School of Seven Bells". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Adams, Sean (February 22, 2012). "School Of Seven Bells – Ghostory". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (February 23, 2012). "School of Seven Bells: Ghostory – review". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  8. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (February 26, 2012). "Album: School of Seven Bells, Ghostory (Full Time Hobby)". The Independent. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  9. ^ Hogwood, Ben. "School Of Seven Bells – Ghostory". musicOMH. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  10. ^ Beaumont, Mark (February 24, 2012). "School Of Seven Bells – 'Ghostory'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  11. ^ Hoby, Hermione (February 26, 2012). "School of Seven Bells: Ghostory – review". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  12. ^ "School of Seven Bells: Ghostory". Paste. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  13. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 1, 2012). "School of Seven Bells: Ghostory". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  14. ^ Maine, David (February 27, 2012). "School of Seven Bells: Ghostory". PopMatters. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "School of Seven Bells present Ghostory". Ghostly International. November 14, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  16. ^ "Stream School Of Seven Bells Ghostory". Stereogum. February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  17. ^ "Ghostory by School of Seven Bells". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  19. ^ "School of Seven Bells | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "School of Seven Bells Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  22. ^ "School of Seven Bells Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  23. ^ "School of Seven Bells Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  24. ^ "School of Seven Bells Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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