Ghostwriters

This awkward Australian side-project from Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst as well as the Hoodoo Gurus’ Rick Grossman was the red-haired Richard Hell-indebted stepson that fans of either band could enjoy. As the Ghostwriters’ wealthy lyricism and revolving supporting solid lacked the traditional disobedience of Essential oil as well as the levity from the Experts, their sweep of unpolished aboriginal garage area rock and thick production topography designed for a consistently exclusive sound.