NEWS
Sophmore album “Sculpture” out now. Vinyl available on Bandcamp! Spotify – Apple Music.
Album review from post-punk.com
UPCOMING SHOWS
- 7/10/2026 – Seattle @ West Seattle Fest. Details TBA
- 8/2026 – Seattle at Sunset Tavern with Overripe. Details TBA
- 9/11-9/13 – Edmonds, Canada – Purple City Fest
Bio
// Origin: Seattle, WA
// Genres: Goth New Wave, Synth-pop, Post-Punk
// Years Active: 2021-Present
// Website: ghostfetish.com
// Comparable Artists: The Cure, New Order, Bauhaus
// Social Media: Instagram
// Recent bands played with: Bikini Kill, She Past Away, PVA, Telehealth, Dark Chisme
Bio and Performance Description
Ghost Fetish is a synth fueled post-punk band from Seattle, WA. The trio’s dance-inducing live performance pulls from new wave, synth-pop and goth music to create a sound that is uniquely their own. Ghost Fetish released their debut album “Almost Touching” in September, 2023.
Press
Some bands chase the moment; Ghost Fetish sounds like they are scoring something far more enduring: a timeless soundtrack for melancholy, desire, and the strange ache of being seen too clearly. The Seattle trio has certainly caught our interest as one of the most intriguing post-punk, goth, and dream-pop acts in North America right now, especially because their music feels governed by emotion rather than calculation. It does not reach for darkness as decoration. It lets the feeling lead: romantic, wounded, atmospheric, and beautiful in the way certain songs seem to glow longer than the night that made them.
On their sophomore album, Sculpture, Ghost Fetish turns longing into a material force. The record circles the desire to be witnessed, touched, remembered, and transformed, but it also understands the danger inside that desire. Across these songs, intimacy becomes performance, romance becomes superstition, and identity becomes something unstable: carved by attention, softened by fantasy, eroded by memory, and remade under the pressure of another person’s gaze. – post-punk.com
What a way to debut! Expect a sickly sticky dancefloor gem
with a synth-tantalizing vibe reminiscent of the starry-eyed sparks of
British electro-pop heroes New Order. And is that Hooky on bass?
Lipstick is both a sensuous and affectional tune with gripping vocals up front
and melancholic ones in the back. At times it feels like the track will erupt into
an avid disco stomper. Maybe this debut is a foreplay teaser and the follow-up
will be an orgastic energizer. Anyway Ghost Fetish have my aural and hip-shaking
attention and will have yours too. Tune in. – turnupthevolume.blog
Amidst the enveloping embrace of Seattle’s fog and the towering allure of its ancient Douglas firs, a new sound makes its mark. Enter Ghost Fetish. This band harnesses the electric charge of synths and raw passion, crafting sonic tapestries that blend the glistening frequencies of new wave, the pulsing rhythm of synth-pop, and the entrancing depths of old-school goth.
With each beat and melody, they’ve carved a distinctive niche for themselves. As we approach the waning days of 2023, the looming autumn winds herald the release of their forthcoming debut LP, Almost Touching. As a teaser, Ghost Fetish introduces us to “C’Mon,” the album’s brooding and atmospheric third single. The track is a compelling mix of The Sisters of Mercy’s and She Past Away’s gloom-laden fervor, the icy synth precision of Kraftwerk, and the thought-provoking introspection reminiscent of Albert Camus. – post-punk.com
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