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LIVING THE DREAM

Irish post-rockers God Is An Astronaut return with their inter-galactic ninth studio album, Ghost Tapes #10. Prog catches up with Torsten and Niels Kinsella to discover why the twins decided to ditch their modern pedals in favour of classic amps and a more band-driven sound.

Words: Alex Lynham 

God Is An Astronaut sold their high-tech gear and went back to basics on Ghost Tapes #10.
Images: Bryan Meade

“Not everybody can be astronauts exploring space, but our music is our way of exploring ourselves and different possibilities.”

Torsten Kinsella

In a dark year of downtempo albums, Irish rockers God Is An Astronaut are bucking the trend with their new LP. Ghost Tapes #10 is in-your-face, intense and promises to be explosive when they play it live. Their elegiac 2018 album, Epitaph, saw them mourning the passing of their seven-year-old cousin, but their latest release is a different beast. Even before the pandemic, the band, led by Torsten and Niels Kinsella, were looking to move forward, and start a new chapter. It’s fitting because God Is An Astronaut have gone through a rebirth of sorts. Rounded out by drummer Lloyd Hanney, their new album sees the return of musician Jamie Dean, who left in 2017.

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