Snow Ghosts is a British musical group active since 2008. As of 2020, they have released four studio albums and four EPs.
History
Producer Ross Tones (aka Throwing Snow) and vocalist Hannah Cartwright (aka Augustus Ghost) first met and started collaborating in 2008, having a shared interest in British folklore and experimental electronic music.
The first Snow Ghosts record, the ''Lost at Sea'' EP, was released through Black Acre Records in 2011. Following this initial release, Tones and Cartwright spent the next two years compiling their debut album, ''A Small Murmuration'', which was released on London nightclub
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's record label
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in 2013.
In 2014, Tones and Cartwright joined forces with multi-instrumentalist Oliver Knowles, (aka the Keep), and Snow Ghosts became a trio. The band's second album, ''A Wrecking'', was released on Houndstooth in February 2015.
In March 2015, Snow Ghosts embarked on a UK and Ireland tour with
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, which saw them play in cities including London, Bristol, Manchester, and Dublin.
Commercial use of music
* August 2013 – "And the World Was Gone" – episode 10 ("The Overlooked"), season 3 of ''
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* July 2015 – "Held the Light" –
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trailer for ''
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* December 2015 – "The Hunted" – first official trailer for ''
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* February 2016 – "Lost at Sea" –
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* March 2016 – "Circles Out of Salt" – season 2, ''
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Discography
Studio albums
* ''A Small Murmuration'' (2013)
* ''A Wrecking'' (2015)
* ''Husk'' (2016)
* ''A Quiet Ritual'' (2019)
* ''The Fell'' (2023)
EPs
* ''Lost at Sea'' (2011)
* ''And the World Was Gone'' (2013)
* ''Secret Garden'' (2013)
* ''Real World Sessions'' (2020)
Singles
* "Murder Cries" (2013)
* "The Fleet" (2015)
* "The Hunted" (2015)
* "Lied" (2016)
* "Vetiver" (2016)
References
External links
* {{Official, snowghosts.net
2008 establishments in the United Kingdom
British folk music groups
Musical groups established in 2008