Despite a frightening similarity to Billy Joel, I like this song. Apparently Ghosts began as a band that openly dubbed their sound “Worse than Hanson”, so ‘Stay The Night’ is an obvious improvement on past work.

Yet, there is nothing fantastic, out-of-the-ordinary or piercing about this song; it is plaintive power-pop, focused on a couple of chords, a revolving sax interlude and average lyrics. It sounds inherently British, but more in an early Travis sort of way. So, up to this point, nothing special.

Yet I am a sucker for Britpop, and this is a well thought-out, cogent example of recycling a sound, be it Coldplay’s or Mr Joel’s, and then disseminating it through a dominant major chord, sing-along fashion. If you dislike singing or singing along for that matter, steer clear of Ghosts. If you secretly harbour a predilection for over-emotional melody and teenage lyrics, you may enjoy this.

Not enough to stay the night, but long enough to get on and off Casper to make the trip over worthwhile.

Watch the video here