‘Ghosts’ is the debut single from South / East London band Cloud Studies.

For Fans of: The Cure, Beach Fossils, Cool Heat, Beach House, Black Marble, Galaxie 500

With plaintive vocals, a neo-krautock beat, layers of spacious reverb-drenched guitars, and a floating atmosphere that is perfect for spooky season, it is not quite shoegaze and it’s not quite goth. Apparently Gothgaze is a thing now, so let’s call it that.  

Despite being influenced initially by the Usbourne book, ‘World of the Unknown: Ghosts’, a vintage cult classic filled with screaming skulls, phantom ships and demon dogs, the lyrics tells a more human story. After the loss of a loved one, the protagonist is haunted by their memory and each night in his dreams he is visited by their apparition which dances and serenades him.

Cloud Studies was formed in 2024 and comprises of Adam Cresswell (of Saloon & Rodney Cromwell), graphic designer Martin J Langthorne on guitar and drummer Nat Guest.

‘Ghosts’ is released by Happy Robots on 18th October. The band play their debut show in London at The Castle in Whitechapel on 19th October with The Leaf Library. 

Cloud Studies:
Adam Cresswell, Vocals, bass; Nat Guest, Drums; Martin J Langthorne, Guitars.

Produced by Adam Cresswell. Mix consultant: Richard Bennett. Mastered by Toby Campen

Ghosts (Single)

CLOUD STUDIES: Ghosts (Extended Version)

Tried to get away from there
Late enough the coast was clear
We'll go on living
We'll go on living

Can't escape the latest trend
Or friends who find a second wind
They'll go on living
They'll go on living

Take your time (as if I saw)
What's the rush? (it cross your mind)
Make our exit

Come to me so comfortably
Ex-extravert social fatigue
We'll go on living
Quietly quitting

Take your time (as if I saw)
What's the rush? (it cross your mind)
Like before (we're past the point to)
Make our exit

Performed by Stray Fossa (W. Evans, N. Evans, Z. Blount)
Lyrics by Nicholas Warren Evans
Music by Nicholas Warren Evans and William J Evans

Produced and mixed by William Evans

Cover art by Melissa Santamaría

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Every day, it’s just the same old story
It’s all right, but you’re gonna be fine
You can’t lie until it’s all over
And I know
You should be in my bed

Anyone
Everybody’s got some for me
Anyone
Anyone 
Everybody knows someone who loves to suck it

A song
A dull light
We could be so much
Violence
Ammo
We could be so much
Heaven waiting
Heaven waiting
Power
It’s too much
I’m a sucker

Don’t stay late cause we’re going to the party
I’m losing all my self-control
Said you need somebody to help
But it’s hard to stop and let it go
And I’m on my way

Anyone
Everybody’s got some for me
Oh, just lie
Anyone
Everybody knows someone who loves to suck it

A song
A dull light
We could be so much
Violence
Ammo
We could be so much
Heaven waiting
Heaven waiting
Power
It’s too much
I’m a sucker

Heaven

Try and Try Again

Cyntaf i’r Felin

Cyntaf i'r Felin

Future

Comedown Phase

Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Peter B. Mathis.
Mastered by Michael Haider at Alpha Studios.

// LYRICS //

I feel a spell on me
Where is the magic
All this sorcery
seems like a bad trick
I feel a spell on me
but there is no magic
in all this sorcery

All codes cracked
My brain's been picked
Tech billionaires
fell in love with it
Take a look around
Nobody's bored anymore

In this smokey house
(Uuh who's burning out)
Flames creeping up from the floor
(Fire on the roof)
Who's gonna be around
(Who's gonna put it out)
when nobody's bored anymore

I feel a spell on me
Where is the magic
All this sorcery
seems like a bad trick
I feel a spell on me
but there is no magic
in all this sorcery

All codes cracked
Your brain's been picked
Tech billionaires
fell in love with it
Turn the clocks around
Nobody's bored anymore

In this broken house
(Who's gonna break it down)
Water's pushing in every door
(fire on the roof)
Who's gonna check it out
(Who's gonna be around)
when nobody's bored anymore

Nobody's bored anymore
Nobody's bored
nobody's bored anymore
Nobody's bored anymore

Nobody's Bored Anymore

Goodbye Utopia

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London based electronic robot-pop label. 

Contact: info@happyrobots.co.uk
Web: www.happyrobots.co.uk

Releases include those by artists CLOUD STUDIES, ALICE HUBBLE, MOOD TAEG, ROMAN ANGELOS, HOLOGRAM TEEN, RODNEY CROMWELL and ARTHUR & MARTHA. Distributed by Cargo Records.