Amidst a global pandemic, GHT has come together – while apart – to craft their most unconventional and nostalgic record yet. ARCADE borrows soundscapes from classic 80s video games and movie themes, blending them with GHT’s unmistakeable genre-bending style. Both high-energy and unexpected, ARCADE is what happens when jazz meets the magic of childhood.
GHT maintains their offbeat style of doubling – Nathan’s balletic ability to dance across the bass pedals while soloing guitar or Johnny playing all the horns in his arsenal often simultaneously – while layering on a ton of analog synthesizers and Neil’s dynamic percussive style.
Social distancing forced the band to change the way they typically record, moving from in person live-off-the-floor to separate from basements and laundry rooms in Toronto, Halifax and Germany. This format forced them to think in less conventional ways and resulted in their most experimental album yet.
As Johnny sums up, “this is our mid-life crisis album, I can’t afford a motorcycle, but I can make music”.