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Fall Apart

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Delivery and Departure

Perfect Pair

No Soul

I'm Gonna Be Free

Heavy Burden is a jaunty folk rock song based on Eckhart Tolle's concept of a "pain body" from A New Earth. He talked about a pain body being the weight we carry around from traumas and pain we've experienced throughout our lives. Of course, when we carry that pain with us into relationships, it ends up weighing our partners and our friends down, and creating more pain for the people we are about. Heavy Burden is a reminder that when we hurt our loved ones, it is coming from our own pain not from love. Love is not constant pain.

Heavy Burden

The Sound of Ghosts are an Americana roots musical collective hailing from Los Angeles, California. The five-piece collective of accomplished musicians have crafted a musical experience unlike any other with their unique arrangements and vast variety of influences. A culmination of traditional front porch Americana, folk-laden melodies, and vintage rock’n’roll, The Sound of Ghosts have succeeded in bringing their own edge to this timeless genre of music. 
 
The Sound of Ghosts is comprised of James Orbison (vocals, bass), Anna Orbison (vocals, ukulele, percussion), Ernesto Rivas (guitars), Phoebe Silva (fiddle, mandolin, ukulele) and Jon Sarna (drums, percussion). United they have pushed the boundaries of typical Americana and created an ever-evolving sound demonstrating the diversity of each of their own different musical backgrounds. Included in this are elements of classic rock, musical theatre, country and everything in between, Rivas explains “everyone's different perspective is an essential part to the diverse sound we create”.

The Sound of Ghosts formed in memory of the band’s friend Dave Lamb, who passed away too soon from Leukaemia. Lamb headed an acclaimed band ‘Brown Bird’ with his wife that was named NPR’s folk group of the year. James Orbison was touched and inspired by the impact Lamb had made on not only him, but the community around him. Orbison fell back into music as a mechanism to cope with his grief, where he consequently rediscovered his passion for writing and playing again. They decided to name their band ‘The Sound of Ghosts’ which was the title of Brown Bird’s album, as a way to honor Lamb and to be constant reminder of his love for music. 
 
Their upcoming release entitled Delivery and Departure is filled with diverse soundscapes and a multitude of sonic textures. The new music is set to be an immersive listening experience. Anna Orbison explains, “I hope it inspires people to look at the world in a little different way. Notice the things around you… that’s what we write songs about”.  The band’s signature sound of driving guitars, catchy hooks, fiddle fueled melodies, and soaring harmonies is assured to get listeners up and dancing.
 
The Sound of Ghosts successes to date include opening for artists such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Sisterhood, and Oingo Boingo. Their music has also been featured in national commercials for major brands such as Yahoo! and Kia. The Sound of Ghosts prides themselves on delivering an engaging, explosive yet intimate live performance, winning ‘best live performance’ at The Roswell Film Festival.

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