My Favourite Ghost is an immersive four-song EP from Seattle-based rockers bloococoon, blending hazy guitar textures, melodic power-pop sensibilities, and emotionally impactful songwriting. Released digitally through Portland’s Little Cloud Records, the collection was produced by vocalist/guitarist Sharim and bridges the recording sessions from their debut LP, begun at Seattle’s No Count Studios in 2024 and finalized in 2026 at Anacortes Unknown, a studio housed inside a converted church.
A hypnotic guitar presence opens the release on Kiss The Ground, swelling gradually until met by a compelling rhythm section. The grooving bass and steady percussion pair with haunting vocal introspection, foreboding in its opening line, “if I survive ’til the morning, maybe I’ll kiss the ground you walk on baby.” A heavier, chugging rock foundation and elongated vocal precision ensue during the central hook, smitten in its “my favourite ghost” refrains and uptick in instrument intensity; the result is a replay-inducing alt-rock success, elevated by a delectably psychedelic edge and whirring guitar work at the three-minute mark.
Next up, Dragon’s Breath delights in its crawling bass line and jangly atmospherics. “Love’s so complicated I should’ve known,” the resonant vocals let out, “and minded my own business and not get involved.” The rush of passion and its potential maladies are artfully conveyed within a arrangement that moves between dreamy jangles and harder-rocking invigoration, the latter cresting in an absorbing guitar solo during the final minute. Standout track My Name Is Yesterday then arrives with enthralling intrigue, fusing power-pop undercurrents and twanging excitement. “Because I’m old news / My name is yesterday / Though I’m still on your mind,” the vocals lament, charting the heartbreaking realization of a faded connection through stirring thematic retrospection and magnetic riffs.
It’s Alright To Cry closes the EP with immediate momentum, driving flickering guitars and dreamy glistening into the central question, “what do you do, when the world is weighing on you?” A heartrending outpouring of feeling takes center stage, portraying loss following a relationship’s demise while offering comfort in the acknowledgment that “it’s alright to cry.” Displaying sincere emotion alongside hook-filled, guitar-powered production, bloococoon delivers a thoroughly memorable listening experience on My Favourite Ghost.
A 12″ 45rpm vinyl edition of the release arrives Friday, November 13th.
