Dirty Ghosts

***When guitarist ALLYSON BAKER moved to San Francisco from Toronto in 2000, she was already a veteran of punk bands and hardcore acts alike. After doing time in a sludge psych-blues outfit PARCHMAN FAMR she formed the first incarnation of DIRTY GHOSTS with bassist CARSON BINKS and AESOP ROCK taking a stripped-down approach to leaner, meaner rock songs. Dirty Ghosts was highlighted by Baker’s new-found role on the mic; one she reluctantly took, yet quickly commanded. Last year, Binks left and Baker was forced to re-think her outfit and re-invent Dirty Ghosts with new bassist ERIN MCDERMOTT, as the full-on rock group it always wanted to be. One listen to the band’s latest full length, Metal Moon, proves that Baker’s perseverance paid off, and now Dirty Ghosts are stronger, louder, and better than ever. Their second single Katana Rock evokes the throbbing dissonance of bands like Chrome and Killing Joke. The B-side is previously unreleased cover of The Payola$ "Eyes of A Stranger" which was given the Dirty Ghosts treatment.