Emerging from the desolate heart of Central Florida, Roadkill Ghost Choir make unsettling, powerful American rock-Tom Petty by way of Radiohead and Cormac McCarthy. Set against Kiffy Myer’s ghostly pedal steel, singer and main songwriter Andrew Shepard triumphantly conjures an allegorical American landscape of drifters, specters and violent saints. Andrew’s brothers Maxx (drums) and Zach (bass) Shepard round out the rhythm section, and Stephen Garza handles lead guitar.
Listen: Roadkill Ghost Choir – In Tongues via Consequence of Sound
The album is preceded by two singles, “A Blow To The Head” and “Slow Knife”. The album is also currently available for Pre-orders.
The band released their debut EP ‘Quiet Light’ in 2013 in the midst of a touring run that included opening for Band of Horses and festival slots at New York’s Governor’s Ball, Austin City Limits and Shaky Knees in Atlanta, GA. In January 2014, the band was invited to perform on the David Letterman Show, where they performed “Beggar’s Guild.”
The band are touring in support of In Tongues, see the dates below.
Roadkill Ghost Choir On Tour
SAT 8.23 // Tallahassee, FL // Florida State University #
FRI 8.29 // West Palm Beach, FL // PureHoney 3rd Anniversary
SAT 8.30 // Tampa, FL // Summer Jam 10
SAT 9.6 // St. Louis, MO // LouFest
WED 9.10 // Jacksonville, FL // Underbelly
FRI 9.12 // Gainesville, FL // High Dive
SAT 9.13 // Orlando, FL // The Social
SAT 9.20 // Savannah, GA // Revival Fest
TUE 9.23 // Jackson, MS // Hal & Mal’s
WED 9.24 // Baton Rouge, LA // Varsity Theatre
THU 9.25 // Hattiesburg, MS // Thirsty Hippo
FRI 9.26 // New Orleans, LA // Publiq House %
FRI 10.3 // San Antonio, TX // 502 Bar %
SAT 10.4 // Fort Worth, TX // Lola’s Saloon %
WED 10.8 // Athens, GA // Georgia Theatre
THU 10.9 // Winston-Salem, NC // The Garage
FRI 10.10 // Greenville, SC // Fall For Greenville Festival
SAT 10.11 // Corolla, NC // Mustang Music Fest
TUE 10.14 // New York City, NY // Mercury Lounge
THU 10.16 // Washington DC // Rock N Roll Hotel &
FRI 10.17 // Philadelphia, PA // Milkboy &
SAT 10.18 // Annapolis, MD // Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge
MON 10.20 // Columbus, OH // Woodands Tavern
TUE 10.21 // Grand Rapids, MI // Pyramid Scheme
SUN 11.2 // Nashville, TN // 3rd & Lindsley ^
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