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The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Rock · 1991 · 10 tracks

The Ghosts That Haunt Me

Crash Test Dummies

Warm acoustic arrangements and deep baritone vocals exploring mortality and superheroes. A literary, winter-ready debut of Canadian chamber folk.

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It's the one with the guy who sings impossibly deep about Superman and funerals over lovely acoustic guitars.

A thoughtful, slightly eccentric blend of prairie isolation and warm, academic storytelling.

The Ghosts That Haunt Me · vs · Crash Test Dummies
Winter+2.4σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Winter Song
4:04
02
Comin’ Back Soon (The Bereft Man’s Song)
4:31
03
Superman’s Song
4:34
04
The Country Life
4:05
05
Here on Earth (I’ll Have My Cake)
3:07
06
The Ghosts That Haunt Me
3:48
07
Thick‐Necked Man
3:23
08
Androgynous
2:40
09
The Voyage
3:16
10
At My Funeral
4:03
Moments Worth Waiting For
The stark, reverent piano opening of Superman's Song that immediately establishes the album's emotional weight.
The frantic, rhythmic mandolin strumming on the title track that contrasts with the heavy lyrical themes of demons and skeletons.
The surprising and faithful cover of The Replacements' Androgynous, reimagined with a gentle, folk-inflected sincerity.
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