Meghan Clarisse: Shadows of a Ghost Town - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Shadows of a Ghost Town
Artist: Meghan Clarisse
Label: Howlin Dog Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 851591007653
Genre: Folk
Release Date: 2025-09-26
Number of Discs: 1

Shadows of a Ghost Town is a deeply personal and poetic exploration of place, memory, and mortality, told through the lens of the American West. Rooted in the traditions of Americana and brushed with shades of country and bluegrass, this album is both a love letter to the land and a reckoning with the ghosts we carry.Set against the backdrop of wide-open skies, dusty trails, and abandoned towns, each track captures a moment suspended between the living and the lost. There are stories of a quiet ache that follows when something-or someone-disappears. The mountains aren't just scenery here; they're characters. So are the shadows, the silence, and the wind.With raw instrumentation, vivid storytelling, and melodies that rise like canyon winds and fall like dusk over the plains, Shadows of a Ghost Town weaves together the grit of bluegrass with the soul of country and the heart of folk. These songs don't shy away from sorrow, but they don't dwell in it either. Instead, they honor it. They ride through it.At it's core, this album is about transience-how everything we know and love eventually fades, and yet somehow, that makes it all the more beautiful. Whether it's a home, a way of life, or a person you thought you'd never lose, Shadows of a Ghost Town reminds us that some things linger even after they're gone. You can still hear the music if you know where to listen.

Tracks:
1.1 Bright Lights
1.2 Desert Run
1.3 Copper and Quartz
1.4 Here I Am Again
1.5 The Catch That Got Away
1.6 The Ballad of Lily Mae
1.7 Fire and Fly
1.8 Never Going Home
1.9 Strong
1.10 Ghost of California
1.11 Life of the Party