Ghost Town
Single, released 3rd April 2026
Houston, Texas's formidable horror punk force of Tricie and the Phantom Punks have unleashed their latest single on the world - a near-3 minute rock n roll undead assault dripping with punk rock heritage and spookiness. After last years exceptional 'Date Night at The Morgue', one of my highlights of 2025, and the ode to Tobe Hoopers chainsaw-wielding horror masterpiece that was this years 'Saw Serenade', 'Ghost Town' arrives with some potential to fulfill - and does just that.
There's a supernatural strut to the song which mixes the hard hitting punk rock with an underlying gothabilly / gothic country vibe - befitting the Weird Wild West cover art (and a style I am particularly fond of). It never veers too far away from a solid horror punk basis, the horror-Americana elements just ripple through the song, but it's highly effective and is another great track from a band on the top of their game. There's an undeniable love for Texas and H-Town (the song written by Houston punk legend Mike Porterfield of Poor Dumb Bastards) which runs through the band's releases which give them an identifiable vibe mixing American cultural tropes (zombie cheerleaders, Disneyland) with a Texan swagger. The state is not short of great horror punk but at this rate we will be talking about Tricie and the Phantom Punks alongside Ghoultown as masters of the craft (as well as many other current Texan bands ripping it up).
The band play Black Magic Social Club in Houston on Saturday April 4th and, excitingly for me, cross the pond to appear at the Horror Punk Fest in Birmingham, England on October 3rd where they are sure to be a hit.
'Ghost Town's is available to stream and download (from the 3rd April) from your regular streaming and digital music download services! The band can be found on Bandcamp and Instagram (and various other places - check out there Linktr.ee)
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