In many ways, The Ghost Inside have been Searching For Solace their whole careers. There has been no shortage of strife to suffer, no lack of obstacles to overcome. Never before has that search felt as urgent, however, as it does on the indomitable Californians’ spry sixth album. People talk about ‘difficult second album’ syndrome. But it’s nowhere near as tough as finding the purpose and meaning to follow-up your first record back after career-defining time away. Nearly nine years on from the New Mexico bus crash that would change their lives, and four since 2020’s definitive self-titled return, it’s a challenge they seem to relish here, not buckled by the weight of collective trauma but galvanised by it, celebrating the wild ride they’ve been on rather than lamenting roa...
