Exclusive premiere: Ghost Frog stream new full-length album »Galactic Mini Golf« in full ahead of its release this Tuesday!

Portland, Oregon based psychedelic/shoegaze/grunge band Ghost Frog premiere their fourth full-length album »Galactic Mini Golf« in full ahead of its release this Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.

»Galactic Mini Golf« will be available in vinyl and digital formats.

Tracklist:
01. Goofballs
02. Burden Of Proof
03. Breeders
04. Human Farm
05. Green Pill
06. Deep Space Nine Iron
07. Putters
08. Sleepers
09. Shadow Club
10. Bubble Guns
11. Black Hole In One

Courtesy of Good Boy PR:

After many years spent in suspended animation following the launch of their last record »Astral Arcade« in 2020, the interstellar “heavy space grunge” troubadours known as Ghost Frog have finally awoken from their cryogenic slumbers.

Landing their starship back in Portland, OR, they will once again attempt to warn humanity of their eminent demise at the hands of a predatory race of interdimensional parasites. How? By beaming their idiosyncratic brand of paranormal stoner punk out to the brainwashed masses in a futile attempt to stir them out of their propaganda induced stupors.

Get ready to tee off with »Galactic Mini Golf«, their fourth full-length LP which will be descending from the skies and abducting listeners’ minds to coincide with the upcoming American presidential (s)election on 11/5. A somewhat unusual choice for a release date perhaps, but one that feels appropriate given the prominent parapolitical themes of the record.

Photo by Joel Gaddis

According to the lead singer of the band, Quinn Schwartz:

“Much of the inspiration for the album came from when the lead guitarist Karl (Beheim) and I, the two main songwriters for the group, would occasionally get together to play golf (or attempt to, golf is hard!) while discussing current affairs throughout the early days of Covid, since golf courses were one of the few places that stayed open during that time. I would typically take a much more conspiratorial approach to analyzing the dizzying news of the day, as I’m often predisposed to doing, while Karl would sometimes push back on some of my more outlandish ideas by attempting to bring them back to Earth a bit (mostly unsuccessfully).”

These discussions and the setting they took place in would later bleed into the subject matter of the music in the songwriting sessions that would follow. This resulted in a record that reflects the sense of constant confusion and suspicion those strange times provided (and continue to), and the struggle to try to make some sense of it all without completely losing your grip and getting sucked into in a black hole (in one) of never ending rabbit holes, a challenge almost as frustrating as the game of golf itself!

Pre-order »Galactic Mini Golf« LP here: ghostfrog.bandcamp.com

Recorded by Eric Broestl at The Map Room in Portland, OR.
Mixed by Adam Lee and Eric Broestl.
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves.
Artwork by Quinn Schwartz.
Layout by Lael Tyler.
Photography by Joel Gaddis.

Ghost Frog is:
Quinn Schwartz – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Karl Beheim – Lead Guitar, Synth
Archie Heald – Bass
Vincent LiRocchi – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well