Ben Gage's "Ghost" echoes with yearning and honesty

Ben Gage's new single, "Ghost," shines with something terrifyingly honest and universally relatable, an aching desire to be observed. The track, which was released as the third single from Gage's forthcoming album, is about the mental hauntings we engage with the places we travel to and abandon pieces of ourselves to make sense of the world, establish importance, and make an enduring mark.

Although the song is influenced by folk and Americana, it has a modern, exposed, and profoundly intimate edge. "Ghost" changes envy and dissatisfaction into creative reflection in the final weeks of illness and show cancellations. In the creative area, it is a confessional. It's as if some have been phantoms in someone else's life.

The critical points of the song are Ben Gage's light guitar work and heartfelt vocals. He's accompanied by Anthony Papaleo's ghostly shimmering steel guitar and Dan Socha's bass and harmonic undercurrent. Josee McGee's voice adds a faint warmth and almost comforting snare, like a lonely and whispering thought you can never get rid of. It's a song that takes its time, which is evident right away. It invites you to listen to it and absorb it. It's a nod to the idea that even the smallest emotions have a place in our narrative.

Produced by Tuck Mindrum and co-produced by Mindrum and Socha, the tune is flawless yet casual, allowing the blemishes to show because that's the light source. Ben Gage is handing out a hand to other artists and those who may have doubted their self-worth and silently wished they might impact the noise. It's like the "Ghost" demonstrating being unseen to indicate that you are the right voice somebody needs to hear.

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