{"product_id":"walrus-ghost-if-you-could-be-here-now","title":"Walrus Ghost - If You Could Be Here Now","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"trackView leftMiddleColumns has-art\" data-tooltips='{\"tooltips\":[],\"dash_seen\":null}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"name-section\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfo\" class=\"leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst pressing, batch of 300\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWalrus Ghost is the alias of Brooklyn-based musician Christian Banks. Combining live instruments with electronic processes, Banks carves out a homespun vision of instrumental post-rock shaped by and inflected with ambient, folk, electronica, and lo-fi rock. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter a debut full-length album with Berlin-based label Project Mooncircle in 2014, and a follow-up collaborative album with jazz guitarist Max Frankl released by Hush Hush Records in 2018, Banks took a hiatus from releasing music but continued to record in his home studio. His work during this time was focused and assiduous, though plagued by setbacks and personal health issues. Undeterred, over the course of a few years he completed what is his second solo full-length album, ‘If You Could Be Here Now.’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBanks says of his break from and subsequent return to music: “Like most things in life, putting these songs together didn't play out as I imagined due to realities of everyday living. I went through some serious health problems and big life changes while making all of this music; some experiences that forever affected my general perspective and shaped the tone of this album. They changed me as a person, changed my artistry and my overall approach to creative output. This album represents this time and the feelings it\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e brought on. I aim to make music that will be lasting and timeless, but I also hope this album echoes a kind of meditation on both the collective human condition and where I'm at in life as myself in this moment.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalrus Ghost returns on Hush Hush Records with ‘If You Could Be Here Now,’ available on 12” vinyl and digital formats June 26th, 2026. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRIYL: Broken Social's Scene 'Feel Good Lost,' Papa M, Bibio, Tortoise, Kranky Records\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48962473722091,"sku":"VVA1415","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5692\/3115\/files\/WalrusGhost_IfYouCouldBeHereNow.avif?v=1782859239","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylveritas.com\/products\/walrus-ghost-if-you-could-be-here-now","provider":"Vinyl Veritas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}