Ghost Mice
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| Origin = [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana|IN]], [[USA]]
| Genre = [[Folk-punk]]
| Years_active = 2002–
| Label = [[Plan-It-X Records]], [[No Idea Records]], [[Hill Billy Stew Records]], [[Anti-Creative Records]], [[Friends and Relatives Records]], [[Valiant Death Records]]
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| Current_members = [[Chris Johnston]] ("Chris Clavin") <br>Hannah Jones
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'''Ghost Mice''' is a two-piece [[folk-punk]] band that hails from [[Bloomington, Indiana]]. Ghost Mice was created from the ashes of former pop-punk bands [[The Devil is Electric]] and [[Operation: Cliff Clavin]]. [[Chris Johnston]] (aka Chris Clavin) and Hannah Jones who played guitar and bass respectively for OP:CC and TDIE, decided to make their act acoustic so they could tour more easily and play almost anywhere. At the same time, Hannah dropped her bass in favor of a violin.
Ghost Mice's lyrics mostly involve trying to hold onto a positive outlook on life in the midst of fear and depression. Common themes of their songs include riding bikes, eating healthy food, love, stealing, scamming, traveling, building sustainable radical communities, death, family, depression, and suicide.
Ghost Mice's records are available through [[Chris Johnston]]'s record label [[Plan-It-X Records]] or the respective labels that released them.
'''In their own words:'''
"We play 100% [[acoustic instrument|acoustic]]. We never use [[Instrument amplifier|amps]] or [[mic]]s (except at [[Plan It X Records#Plan-It-X Fest|Plan-It-X Fest]] and on Oct. 28, 2006 for The fest V]). We have been playing in [[band (music)|bands]] together for about 7 years. We started Ghost Mice in 2002 because we tired of being restricted. We were tired of having to travel in big vans and depend on [[Instrument amplifier|amps]], [[Public address|PA systems]] and electricity. With Ghost Mice we can travel very light and we need nothing to play. We often play in back yards or on the street corner in front of the venue. We have toured the [[USA]] many times and we toured [[Europe]] ([[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Denmark]], [[Austria]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Belgium]], [[England]], [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], and [[Ireland]]) by foot. We hitch-hiked and took trains to all of our shows. It was fun and very liberating. We sing a mix of personal and political lyrics, we are [[anarchist]], we are dedicated to the [[DIY ethic]] and the struggle to make the world a better place. We play [[music]] and travel for fun and to meet new people. [[Music]] is our lives. We love travel. We are nice and a little shy." [http://www.anti-creative.com/ghostmice/ The previous quote can be found here.]
== Members ==
* Chris Johnston - acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, toy piano, tamborine
* Hannah Jones - violin, vocals
And sometimes:
* Pascal Benvenuti - ukulele, mandoline, concertina, backing vocals
* Matty Pop Chart - accordion, drums
* Lily Richeson - cello
* Greg Wells - howling and breathing
== Discography ==
===Full-Length Albums===
* ''Ghost Mice'' - CDR - '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', 2002 ([[out of print]])
* ''The Debt of the Dead'' - CD - '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', 2004
* ''Europe'' - CD - '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', LP - '''[[No Idea Records]]''' 2006 '''
===Splits===
* ''Ghost Mice/Saw Wheel split'' - CD - '''[[Hill Billy Stew Records]]''', 2003
* ''Rymodee/Ghost Mice split'' - CD - '''Friends and Relatives Records''', 2003
* ''Ghost Mice/[[Defiance, Ohio (band)|Defiance, Ohio]] split'' - CD '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', 2004
* ''Pretty Hot/Ghost Mice Split'' - CD - '''[[Anti-Creative Records]]''', 2005 '''
* ''Collection One: Fairy Battle'' - LP - '''Valiant Death Records''', 2006 (compilation of Ghost Mice tracks previously appearing on splits)
* ''Ghost Mice/Paul Baribeau split'' - CDR - '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', Cassette tape - '''I Eat Tapes!''', 2006
* Ghost Mice/Andrew Jackson Jihad -CD- '''[[Plan-It-X Records]]''', 2007
===Live Albums===
* ''Live At The Nest'' - CD - '''DIY Bandits''', 2006
===Compilations===
* ''The Three Dollar Gallon'' CD <br>'''Crafty Records''', December 16 2006
==External links==
*[http://www.plan-it-x.com Plan-it-x Records]
*[http://www.hillbillystew.com Hill Billy Stew Records]
*[http://www.friendsandrelativesrecords.com Friends and Relatives Records]
*[http://www.anti-creative.com Anti-Creative Records]
*[http://www.anti-creative.com/ghostmice Anti-Creative Record's Ghost Mice Page]
*[http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?cat=Ghost%20Mice Live Ghost Mice Shows at Archive.org]
*[http://www.valiantdeath.com Valiant Death Records]
*[http://louisemitchels.free.fr Les Louise Mitchels - Pascal's jazz-punk band from Paris, France]
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[[Category:Folk punk]]
[[Category:Anarcho-punk bands]]
[[Category:Indiana musical groups]]
[[Category:American folk rock groups]]
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