There Are Ghosts

Molded by 80&#39;s/90&#39;s New Wave, College Rock, and Alternative music, There Are Ghosts was started by Tony Reitz, Mike Theodore, and Andrew Mahoney in 2010. In 2014 Gwynn Reitz and Jonathan Harmon joined the band. Hailing from Indianapolis, IN, There Are Ghosts wore their influences well. Pulling inspiration from the College Rock, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, and Alternative eras, they were reminiscent of artists like <a href="spotify:artist:1fXw2uWfwAlNxlDsW8cKIS" data-name="Velocity Girl">Velocity Girl</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:4tpUmLEVLCGFr93o8hFFIB" data-name="Blondie">Blondie</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3yY2gUcIsjMr8hjo51PoJ8" data-name="The Smiths">The Smiths</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7bu3H8JO7d0UbMoVzbo70s" data-name="The Cure">The Cure</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0WPY9nnBy01s5QOt4o4oQX" data-name="Ride">Ride</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3KH6DLHeoFZgVbtKiLXb6L" data-name="The Field Mice">The Field Mice</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2LvawxIn0hXBP75bOUu1UC" data-name="The Primitives">The Primitives</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0j0cy6byMh0LhhONMqGnYB" data-name="The Motorcycle Boy">The Motorcycle Boy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4KWTAlx2RvbpseOGMEmROg" data-name="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4v9TwSGVrHPLX0APn1z0XU" data-name="The Ocean Blue">The Ocean Blue</a>. Their first release, CassetteEP, was a four-song, cassette recorded and dubbed by the band onto 50 cassettes that were distributed online and at shows in 2014 and 2015. Their second release, The Mutual AppreciationSociety, Volume1, was released online and on cassette in 2017 and contains a collection of home recordings and demos. Their debut album, Are You Happy Where You Are? , was recorded and mixed at Postal Studios by Tyler Watkins and Alex Kercheval in the Spring of 2019 and released that October. Soon after the album’s release, the band parted ways—leaving behind an album that represented their initial vision and acted as a satisfying bookend. Tony Reitz went on to release music with <a href="spotify:artist:5Imnwip1IDSzoJ2t1eNAEd" data-name="Isolation Drills">Isolation Drills</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0MbmP82vZrINGvV3a3CN0s" data-name="The Secrecy">The Secrecy</a>.