Eat This Song of the Day: ‘Mary’ by The Ghost of Helags

Today’s delicious song of the day comes from the Berlin-based act, The Ghost of Helags. The last time The Ghost of Helags were covered on Eat This Music was back in July when they released the song ‘Parallel‘.

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Speaking on the release of ‘Mary’, Teresa and John of The Ghost of Helags reveal that this song was written and recorded during a writing session in a cottage in the Giant Mountains district, a wild national park area on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. “Traveling was still allowed but a lockdown was looming so everything was very deserted and empty, the border town almost felt like a ghost town,” the duo explains. “Everything felt surreal.”

The Ghost of Helags combined recording at the cottage with walks in the forests and recording sessions at night. Eventually, the duo had to escape the area because the country closed its borders, so Teresa and John drove back to Berlin through the night and managed to cross the border at the last second.

What you get in this song is more of what has made The Ghost of Helags one of my favourite acts right now; steady, aesthetic instrumentals and delicate vocals throughout. Specifically in this new song, titled ‘Mary’, The Ghost of Helags details the craziness which exists in the head and mind.