cherry ghost profile picture

cherry ghost

THE HEAVIER WE GET, THE HARDER WE CRUSH 'EM

About Me


’I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with Saints.
Heroism and Sanctity don’t interest me, what interests me is being a man’
Camus.
After several years of falling out of the back of transits, Simon Aldred dodged the good sense of his peers telling him to ’get a proper job’, took refuge in his bedroom and started work on demos that would form the beginnings of Cherry Ghost.
Getting his mates in on the act, keen to dodge the singer-songwriter tag and even more keen to create a bit of a racket, Cherry Ghost completed a handful of gigs around their hometown of Manchester, scored a deal with Heavenly and entered the studio last Summer for four months of recording.
The album, released on 9th July, entered the U.K charts at number 7. The band are currently touring sold out venues around the U.K after playing Glastonbury, Oxegen, Latitude with more festivals to follow.
The band are part way through writing the 2nd album which promises to remedy ongoing suspicions that ’Cherry Ghost’ is in fact a one man troubadour. It will be a brutal assault on the senses and a poke in the eye for the alpha male. Sx
[ ADD ][ MSG ]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/1/2005
Band Website: cherryghost.co.uk
Band Members: Simon Aldred
Jim Rhodes
Ben Parsons
Grenville Harrop
Phill Anderson
Album: Thirst For Romance

(Debut album out now)
Video: 'Mathematics'

Influences:
Sounds like: A Barefaced Cheek
Record Label: Heavenly
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

IVOR NOVELLO’S

Terry Who ? Cherry Ghost are now the proud owners of an Ivor Novello. I attended the award ceremony on Thursday afternoon to return to the North West laden with lead and a kick ass hang...
Posted by cherry ghost on Fri, 23 May 2008 08:15:00 PST

IVORS AND POSTCARDS FROM THE ENGINE ROOM

Firstly, just a brief note to say that Cherry Ghost have been nominated for 2 Ivor Novello awards (Best Album, Best Song). In other news, we've just finished 2 months of writing and I'm due to abscond...
Posted by cherry ghost on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:37:00 PST

NEW TUNES, NEW ALBUM ETC.

Howdy. So we’re half way through our writing process, shacked up in deepest, darkest Stockport battling with riffs, rhythm and rock ’n’ roll. I rekon we’re about 7 songs into i...
Posted by cherry ghost on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

KNIFE YOUR WAY TO A DIAMOND PIT

Hello all, just a little feedback in response to questions about the next album and our present whereabouts. We had a month or so off over Xmas living on 'the outside'  before I persona...
Posted by cherry ghost on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:04:00 PST

MERRY XMAS AND THANKS !

Hello All, thanks to all of you that came along to our final tour and our end of year/album 100th gig at The Ritz last night. It really was a special occasion for us so doffed caps ...
Posted by cherry ghost on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:51:00 PST

THE RITZ - 16TH DECEMBER

Howdy, the very excellent 'Twisted Wheel' have recently been confirmed as main support at the Manchester Xmas show. This will be our last show of the year and potentially this album and will be quite ...
Posted by cherry ghost on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:42:00 PST

NEIN TRUNKEN !

Just returned from a most enjoyable and eventful 3 week tour of Europe. The first cultural exchange was in Vienna where I frequented a local swimming baths and then had the audacity to ...
Posted by cherry ghost on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:46:00 PST

U.K TOUR/ THE LONG GOODBYE

Hi All, We're off to Milan tommorow for the first part of our month long European tour which covers Germany, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway and France. I've just bought myself a flash ...
Posted by cherry ghost on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:36:00 PST

Forthcoming Tours

Hi All, Just a quick one to say that as a final push, gig dates leading right upto Xmas will soon be posted on here. These will include our European dates throughout October, our own headline tou...
Posted by cherry ghost on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:34:00 PST

APOLOGIES

Hello All, sincere apologies to anyone who turned upto the Cornwall gig or the Portsmouth gig the day after. It's been a busy year and due to constant use whether it be recordings, radio sessions, reh...
Posted by cherry ghost on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:54:00 PST