Track Listing

1. Thirst For Romance
2. 4am
3. Mountain Bird
4. People Help The People
5. Roses
6. Dead Man's Suit
7. False Alarm
8. Alfred The Great
9. Here Come The Romans
10. Mary On The Mend
11. Mathematics

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3012 in Music
• Released on: 2007-07-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Cherry Ghost-–a.k.a vocalist/frontman Simon Aldred plus band-–formed in Bolton in 2005, having taken their name from a favourite Wilco song. Following charismatic singles like "Mathematics," and the melancholic "People Help People," Cherry Ghost are now ready to unleash Thirst for Romance--an album Aldred has described as "Willie Nelson meets Walt Disney". What this curious description amounts to is an accomplished collection of warm, accessible songs that veer between alt country and indie rock, providing suitable frames for Aldred’s sandpapery vocals and obscure lyricism. Cherry Ghost’s influences seem fairly overt: you can hear wafts of Lambchop, Oasis, Badly Drawn Boy--and Willie Nelson--amongst the varied structures. The inaugural title track sets things off at a brisk canter, paving the way for a set that’s diverse without breaking too much ground. The merry "4AM" is an obvious gem, as is the anthem-in-waiting "Mountain Bird"; these simple, affecting songs are contrasted by more ambitious material like "Roses", the string-laden "False Alarm" and the Beatles-style blues-rocker "Here Come the Romans." While Aldred isn’t quite the poet he believes himself to be, he does produce some captivating lyrical images, and his band perform impeccably throughout. Not a hugely innovative album, but an engaging debut nonetheless. --Paul Sullivan

CD Description
'Thirst For Romance' is the debut album from Cherry Ghost. A beautifully poised collection of slowburning anthems, thisis what Coldplay would sound like if they'd have spent their formative years listening to Ryan Adams and Sparklehorse. Includes the singles 'People Help The People' and 'Mathematics'.

Customer Reviews

Exceeds expectation
This is definitely not in the same ball park as Editors or Snow Patrol. It's just so different from that, although just as epic. It's mature, folk-soul-rock. I was a bit apprehensive having read some reviews that compared it to the aforementioned but found upon listening that it owes far more to Glen Campbell, Richard Ashcroft and Tim Buckley than the current crop of "play it big and rake it in" bands cashing in on the heels of Colplay (another band I never really got). His voice is unique, really soulful and I only gave it 4 stars in the hope that they get better with age. Don't have the "life" of Arctic Monkeys or F.F. - true. I imagine they aren't really writing to get people up and dancing. It sounds how Embrace wish they sounded. It's the real deal, cool or not.

A joy!
I have to say that I was a little wary of this album when I first bought it. I had heard 'Mathematics' a few months earlier and it had collected up more than 100 plays on my iPod, no song in a long time had got me as excited. Then 'People Help The People' was released and that also blew me away. So when the album came out I was doubtful as to whether it could keep up with this high standard, how wrong was I. It really is a beautiful record. Full of chiming melodies and thoughful lyrics, every track has a wonderful hook and Simon Aldreds Morrisey esque voice lights it up. There are hints of Badly Drawn Boy, Elbow, Suede and even country greats like Willie Nelson. The aformentioned tracks are for me the standouts, but 'Dead Mans Suit' and '4am' are just as good.
I cant really say much more about this record. Its just brilliant. Amid all the dross thats around today its nice to see that some are still capable of making music this good.

delightful
one of the best albums this year. fab melodies and excellant lyrics. thirst for romance is sad but utterly beautifl... DON'T make the mistake i did and enthusiasticly play it to a friend who'd just lost her mother. every track has an underlying quality that pulls you in and makes you listen.