‘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)

A Sweet Thought

Tiny Cowboy

Cityscape

Eidolon

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Lyrics: 
suddenly, what’s left of me
a skeleton of what could be 
you gave me a lesson
there’s no need to keep pressing
your presence on to everyone 
they’ll hardly notice that you’re gone 
keep up your fences
shut of your senses 

let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?
let go, stay close 
let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?

see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
most of the time, I was wrong

i’ve run out of sympathy 
for everyone but you and me 
they all seem so scripted 
can they tell I have drifted? 
my spine I’ve left somewhere behind
it’s done me good to kick it out
it’s weird when you care less
people think you are fearless

let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?
let go, stay close 
let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?

see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
like with everything else, I was wrong
see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
like with everything else, I was wrong

Fences

Violence District

Get It Right

Pause

SHAPES

Finding Myself in You

Dissonance

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.