Team Ghost's LP Rituals makes these ex-M83 members standout on their own

Team Ghost is a bit of mystery to me as a band.  What I do know is that it's made up of ex-M83 members so that put them on the must-check-out-list.  Their first full album Rituals definitely falls into the M83 category of music for me.  The mood bounces from somber to epic electronic landscapes that keep Rituals more interesting than I expected.  Jumping from the song "Broken Devices" to "Dead Film Star" for example leaves you thinking this band has multiple personalities.   That can leave some listeners disappointed. Sometimes, you buy an album off of a single and then realize only a handful of tracks resemble that song. Well, this is exactly that album but in a good way.

"Curtains" is the most recent single released from Rituals. I dig the wall of guitars in this song with the thumping percussion.  Definitely one of my favorite songs from Rituals and one I could see EA using in their next Need For Speed franchise.

"Dead Film Star" is actually the first song I heard from Rituals.  It's one of the more radio friendly songs from the album with that fuzzy guitar and heavy synth backbone.   I use "radio friendly" pretty loosely.  But if you were going to pick a song for a single from this album this one would be top of the list.  Those that have a more pop sensibility will dig this song.  The shovel at the end of the video is a bit unexpected.

There are some solid instrumental tracks like "Away" and "Things Are Sometimes Tragic" on Rituals that makes this album really worth picking up.  I really enjoy the calm moments spread out between the storm of pop alternative tracks. Now, I can't wait to hear the full M83 soundtrack for the film Oblivion.