On their 4th LP, GHOSTWOMAN are a sharper beast than ever, offering hypnotic spells of psych-grunge, decaying Americana and ragged blues

There is no reason for GHOSTWOMAN’s fourth album to exist. Welcome to the Civilized World is born to a broken world; a corrupt inheritance – Evan Uschenko and Ille van Dessel are under no illusions about its futility – and yet, this thing is alive. It’s an allergic reaction to the times we are living in: a welt that screams to be itched, the purging of a modern sickness they could no longer stomach. Beyond rationality, this record came from a place of gut feeling and a lack of any other option. Hell may have cracked wide open – but GHOSTWOMAN will not go quietly.

GHOSTWOMAN is a head-on collision between the switchblade rust of Uschenko’s guitars and van Dessel’s caustic drum beats which march them on toward a shared oblivion. This album is a pure distillation of their shared vision.

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