Excerpt: “From the hushed-but-busy guitar lines to the angelic keyboard parts, Ghost In The Water sweeps around in the wind, spreading goodness like magic pixie dust… It’s incredibly twee, but thoroughly beautiful. Songs such as ‘Magic Wand’ are so tender you feel that by just listening to them you could break them… This is the sound of blowing candy floss into the wind and then wondering where it’s going to end up.”
Artrocker
Excerpt: “a really smooth record filled with smooth sounds like violins, guitars combined with melodic electro and vocals that fit just right. It’s a great album to be on your car driving by yourself, on the beach watching the sunset or in your bedroom reading a book. I suggest that you go to iTunes, eMusic or Amazon and buy it, keep the hype aside for a bit and enjoy this remarkable work.”
Excerpt: “The husband and wife tandem of Nathan and Mandy Tensen-Wollery create some interesting, atmospheric melodies on this album, sounding a bit like The Cure if Robert Smith thought the keyboards were the end all and be all of the band… The greatest asset this album possesses is how highbrow it is without being overly arty. A great example of this is the lush, reflective ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry’, a roughly three-minute nugget that ebbs and flows. Ghost in the Water go totally retro though for the chipper, synth-pop of ‘How to Draw a Ghost’. Another keeper has to be the majestic ‘Pushpins and Tape’.”
Excerpt: “A mystical fusion of magical lullaby sounds created in a child’s dream… this duo somehow have created a whole magical land in their basement, creating amazing sounds from electronic sources as well as handmade sounds from guitars to chimes all the way to synthesizers to percussion. The contrast between male/female vocals adds that extra special quality to their delicate dreamy songs. Its quite incredible how much detail you can hear in one song when you close your eyes, lying down on a comfy bed and letting your imagination run free. Just beautiful.”
