# Chordophone Collective LUSITANIAN GHOSTS Release Upbeat ‘September’ Single Ahead Of New ‘Lusitanian Ghosts III’ Album

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- Published: 2023-08-31T12:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Chordophone collective Lusitanian Ghosts release upbeat ‘September’ single ahead of new ‘Lusitanian Ghosts III’ album**

_“Magnetic appeal… creating a broader cultural and sonic arsenal, while maintaining
a buoyancy that takes the listener on a fantastic ride from start to finish” _~ **
The Spill Magazine**

_“Lusitanian Ghosts impressively channel tools of the past to create a beautiful
sonic vision. Innovative in their use of traditional instruments to make modern 
pop-rock, this music is upbeat, quirky, feels familiar and is catchy as hell” _~**
Big Takeover Magazine**

_“Highly melodic and sonically great…  a pertinent, contemporary collection of songs
that is full of dignity”_ ~ **Amplify Music Magazine**

[⌊Lusitanian Ghosts⌉⌊Lusitanian Ghosts⌉[

Trans-Atlantic alternative neo-folk collective [**Lusitanian Ghosts**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lusitanianghosts.com&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-7dec417690c00e78eda34e290e250c884927b0a5)
presents their new single [**‘September’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fmPGoY42uOwk&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-7b9386bf640bd583f7da3d9f40746b4618077a0e),
heralding the release of the third long-player** **[**‘Lusitanian Ghosts III’ **](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2flusitanianghosts.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2flusitanian%2dghosts%2diii&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-719741f380339cbb68a6cb28690b1966c95676be)
from this Portuguese-Canadian-Swedish chordophone collective (out September 15 via
[**European Phonographic**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fEuropeanPhonographic%2f&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-e19b43b6e14dd03ec622a6505c554e406740dc39)).

Recorded and mixed at [**Clouds Hill Studios**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fcloudshill.com&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-8b28800c1d9011168736d773263c87b7aaf82877)
in Hamburg by **Sebastian Muxfeldt (Elbow, Peter Doherty, Teenage Fanclub)**, the
single (like the coming album) will be released in both stereo and mono versions.
Earlier, the band previewed the singles[** ‘The Long Train’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2fartist%2f4hAly1SkX6rGWvbS3O6IVJ&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4ccd008682944f6a72083529cab28bf0f4a8269b),
[** ‘Shameless’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2flusitanianghosts.bandcamp.com%2ftrack%2fshameless&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bb0acca1f3c312fd1adcc5a5c6df76364658d6dc)
and** **[**‘Got Enough’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fffm.to%2fzblv7ax&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-9ea5f204c9b913632ad6f24755809e7d2fb77c4a).

Founded by [**Neil Leyton**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fneilleyton.com&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-45bf5eb5645ca9d1d51bc450fb30b4c391423b5b)****
and **Micke Ghost (a.k.a. Mikael Lundin)**, Lusitanian Ghosts is a Portuguese-Canadian-
Swedish project reviving lost instruments and presenting ancient sounds in the 21st
Century. Re-casting these heritage folk violas into rock n roll songs, the European
artist collective writes from a socio-political perspective on building a better
world, creating songs for the heart and mind, recording on analogue tape and releasing
moving music on vinyl.

Together with **João Sousa, Abel Beja** (from** Primitive Reason**),** ToZé Bexiga**(
from **Raia**)** and Jan-Eric Olsson**, Lusitanian Ghosts plays traditional Portuguese
chordophone instruments, ancient regional guitars (Amarantina, Beiroa, Campaniça,
Braguesa, Toeira, Terceirense). These instruments, once on the verge of extinction,
are the real “Lusitanian Ghosts” (Lusitania being an ancient Celtic tribe in what
would become the central territory of Portugal).

‘September’ evokes the Portuguese emotion of “saudade” – a happy-sad longing or 
yearning, a certain condition of the heart and soul. Here, Lusitanian Ghosts bring
to the fore the Portuguese folk chordophone violas Amarantina, Campaniça and Terceirense,
skilfully played by Michael Lundin, ToZé Bexiga and Abel Beja respectively.

Lusitanian Ghosts - September (Lyric Video)

[⌊Lusitanian Ghosts - September (Lyric Video)⌉⌊Lusitanian Ghosts - September (Lyric
Video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

ToZé’s viola Campaniça, from the Portuguese heartland of Alentejo, also gets a processed
treatment on this track, belying the fact that Lusitanian Ghosts make music with
absolutely no guitars – just chordophones, bass and drums. Althought a brand new
rock n roll alt-folk sub-genre, these songs feel warmly familiar.

[⌊Lusitanian Ghosts⌉⌊Lusitanian Ghosts⌉[

“Musically, this one started out with an old bassline that I’d been toying around
with for years but never got anywhere with. When I read Neil’s lyrics that riff 
came to mind and we used it for the song originally. As it turned out, Janne came
up with a much better bassline so my old one is still lying around waiting to be
used in a future song.

“We couldn’t really decide if this was supposed to be a fast or a slow song, the
chorus worked well both fast and slow so we just slowed it down in the ending so
we got both. It turned out very well. A catchy little tune with ToZé on his baddest
Pearl Thompson behaviour,” says **Micke Ghost**.

**Neil Leyton **adds, “To me, September was always the most intense month of each
year during my formative years… spending Summers on the beach in Portugal, then 
flying back to Canada for school… this song is about some of those intense childhood
and growing up memories, both the good ones as well as the not so good ones… growing
up is hard, but then you’re an adult and you totally miss it, haha. This is also
the perfect song to really introduce the wide breadth of emotions that are coming
up on the rest of the Lusitanian Ghosts III album… coming, you guessed it, September
15th!”

‘September’ is out now, available [**everywhere digitally**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fffm.to%2fx5mke41&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-eac486f530e44da0ca211f4656aff9389263692a),
including **[Spotify](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fopen.spotify.com%2fartist%2f4hAly1SkX6rGWvbS3O6IVJ&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4ccd008682944f6a72083529cab28bf0f4a8269b),**
[**Apple Music**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.applemusic.com%2flusitanianghosts&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-9c079501b7b4aef3dfbfbfadca6641ee59f2c8e8)
and [**Bandcamp**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2flusitanianghosts.bandcamp.com%2ftrack%2fshameless&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bb0acca1f3c312fd1adcc5a5c6df76364658d6dc).
The ‘Lusitanian Ghosts III’ album will be released on September 15. It can be pre-
ordered digitally via [**Bandcamp**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2flusitanianghosts.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2flusitanian%2dghosts%2diii&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-719741f380339cbb68a6cb28690b1966c95676be)
and also on vinyl, with both [**mono version**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.fnac.pt%2fLusitanian%2dGhosts%2dIii%2dlp%2fa10842007%23omnsearchpos%3d2&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-b054f32f23ab79ce67d0425811e914e6245a8704)
and [**stereo version**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.fnac.pt%2fLusitanian%2dGhosts%2dIii%2dlp%2fa10842008%23omnsearchpos%3d1&umid=7da30bee-6913-4474-9796-0fa612ab7090&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-6ae6c0b645be6016ef2e759dba4abd66d12e924d)
available.

**SINGLE CREDITS**
Neil Leyton – vocalsMikael Lundin aka Micke Ghost – vocals and
Viola AmarantinaJoão Sousa – drums and AdufeAbel Beja – viola Terceira and backing
vocalsAntónio “ToZé” Bexiga – Viola CampaniçaJanne Olsson – bass and Viola Beirão

[⌊Lusitanian Ghosts album cover⌉⌊Lusitanian Ghosts album cover⌉[

Published by Lusitanian Music Publishing
Written and Produced by Neil Leyton and
Mikael LundinRecorded at Clouds Hill Studios, HamburgEngineered and Mixed by Sebastian
MuxfeldtAssisted by Schulie PieperMastered by Chris von Rautenkranz at SoundGarden
HamburgAlbum cover painting ‘Hamnen’ (The Harbour) by Yngve ForsbergAlbum cover 
art photography by Swedish photographer Stina Wigg‘September’ lyric video created
by LyricFind (Toronto)

**ALBUM TRACK LIST**

 1.  The Long Train
 2.  Catwalk
 3.  Seeds
 4.  September
 5.  Vagar
 6.  Dr. Ana Maria
 7.  Got Enough
 8.  Shameless
 9.  Pure Evil
 10. Black Wine White Coffee
 11. Bright Lights

**FOR FANS OF:**  
The Waterboys, Xixa, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, The Bad Seeds,
Hothouse Flowers

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