GHOST CAR
STYLE.
A mix of 70’s rock, garage-punk, post-punk riot grrl/punk pop. Someone described us recently as ‘shouty shit’.
PERFECT FOR.
Headbanging until you get a sore neck, screaming about sushi and losing yourself.
WHO.
Cece, Clara, Maeve and Laura (all she/her).
FROM.
Italy, Spain, Northern Ireland, and England.
STARTED PERFORMING.
We started performing in 2014, our first ever gig was at the George Tavern that summer as the original line up.
STORY.
We started the band in 2014 in Clara’s room in South East London. We all love music and all had bands when we were teenagers, everything came along so naturally. Definitely living in London and going to gigs inspired us so much to start our own band. Maeve was doing her finals at uni and found the band through a friend working in a dive jazz bar in 2015.
Q & A.
DESCRIBE YOUR BAND IN ONE SENTENCE?
Sincere and full of energy.
INFLUENCES?
Anything from 60’s girl groups like the Shangri-Las, into 70’s punk/rock n roll like The Undertones, Thin Lizzy, The Runaways, country rock like The Band, Flying Burrito Bros, The Modern lovers, 80’s post punk and glam rock like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kate Bush, 90’s riot grrl and 00s pop.
SHARE WITH US AN INTERESTING ANECDOTE ABOUT ONE OF YOUR SONGS.
I guess we have a song called ‘Sex’ and we always play it even when Maeve’s mum is in the crowd. Awkward but funny…
IF YOU WERE TO BE AN ANIMAL, WHICH WOULD IT BE?
Clara: I’m an animal already 🙂
Cece: Zebra (for purely aesthetic reasons).
Maeve: Death’s Head Hawk Moth, again for the style.
Laura: A horse of course.
YOU ARE SENT TO MARS, NO CHECK-IN BAGGAGE, AND YOU CAN TAKE ONE RECORD – WHICH ONE?
Clara: Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea.
Cece: The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys.
Maeve: Shania Twain – Come On Over (International Edition).
Laura: The Band – The Last Waltz.
YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC VENUE IN THE U.K.?
Clara: The Windmill in Brixton, London. Such a special venue to play live, meet emerging bands and hang out with people.
Maeve: Delicious Clam, Sheffield – really great DIY vibes.
Cece: Moth Club.
Laura: Koko, London.
WE ARE PROUDLY SUBCULTURE-INSPIRED. HOW ABOUT YOU?
Without the DIY punk scene and independent punk nights like DIY Thursdays supporting us so much in the beginning, we wouldn’t still be going. It’s a community forever striving to be more inclusive.
