Jersey Beat reviews Palm Ghosts’ Decoder EP

Jersey Beat’s Paul Silver has reviewed each of Palm Ghosts’ 2024 EPs. This is what he had to say about Decoder:

“Palm Ghosts has achieved their goal of releasing four EP's this year, each with five songs, all connected. Decoder has songs that sound distinctly more hopeful than the previous EP, Channeling. Once again, Palm Ghosts’ sound features bright synth-pop mixed with smooth Ian Curtis-like baritone vocals, but rather than the darkness and melancholy of past records, these songs sound almost optimistic and triumphant, like everything will work out. I love the jubilant nature of ‘Come Inside,’ while ‘Through the Grove’ sounds downright sunny. But it’s ‘Bright Note’ that’s going to make you want to get up and dance. When We Were Young And Life Was Beautiful’ and ‘Aftermath,’ the final two songs of the EP, are a little different, the former being a smooth post punk tune that’s got a very pensive quality, while the latter supplements the synths with a real piano, and there’s an angelic choir of backing vocals for this song that has the qualities of a sacred hymn that uplifts the soul. What a great journey this year has been with Palm Ghosts.”