Making Ghosts

Great Peacock are a folk band from Nashville. Making Ghosts - their harmony heavy, guitar-driven debut album, finds the middle ground between rootsy, down-home Americana and super-sized arena pop/rock. Will perform at SXSW followed by a US tour in April-May Opaque blue double 120 gram vinyl, double-gatefold - three sides of music, fourth side blank with download card. Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd first crossed paths in their early 20s, bonding instantly over a shared love of cheap beer and good Southern music. After logging several years together in a loud, Tennessee-based rock band, they split off to form their own project, swapping out the amplified swagger of their previous group for a straightforward sound anchored by acoustic guitars, anthemic melodies and two intertwined voices. Like an old-school harmony duo retuned for a new generation, they started off with a handful of classic influences - the country croon of George Jones, the working class rock & roll of Bruce Springsteen, the heartland hum of Tom Petty - and expanded their sound from there, turning Great Peacock into the sort of band that's simultaneously rooted in tradition and headed toward new territory.