GHSTMEAT shares single “Social Life (Core)”

Rising from the underground music scene of Charlotte, newcomer GHSTMEAT arrives as one of the most intriguing names in the darkwave sphere. Cloaked in mystery, this enigmatic artist crafts music that feels at once human and industrial, a collision of emotion and machinery where tension hums through atmospheric soundscape.

Taking cues from artists such as Joy Division, Depeche Mode and New Order, GHSTMEAT filters post punk stylings through a modern electronic lens shaped by acts like Cold Cave and Boy Harsher, resulting in a sound that’s hypnotic and cinematic, shaking with moody energy and a magnetic aesthetic. It’s darkwave stripped back to capture an immersive sound where both meaning and concealment combine in engrossing fashion.

Bringing us the perfect taste of their sound, GHSTMEAT brings us their recent single titled “Social Life (Core),” released via the 1134 Publishing imprint. The track lands like an internal monologue in slow motion, exploring the contradictions of connection in a hyper-connected age. In less than ninety seconds, the artist delivers a highly absorbing listening experience where bubbling synths flicker, rattling percussion snaps and spacey vocal elements snake through the arrangement.

Jumping straight in with the punch of drums, intricate synth pips simmer as the hushed, spoken-word style vocals enter, crafting a sound that’s smouldering, lively and hazy all at once. Propelled by the every-present patter of percussion, the shifting layers of synth textures maintains a constant sense of forward motion to form an immersive and thoroughly engaging sound unlike any other.

With melancholic lyricism like “I picture a social life where I can hide my deepest darkest thoughts,” it captures the context of despair in digital performance, framing the the uneasy act of revealing everything while saying nothing at all. When combined with the hypnotic vibes of the music, the track delivers a spectacular showcase of GHSTMEAT’s forward thinking sound.

Standing at the crossroads of darkwave, alternative pop and profound thematic concepts, GHSTMEAT has marked their arrival as a must watch artist with a riveting musical output. Not merely an act dealing in post punk revivalism, GHSTMEAT captures the sound of someone pulling the genre’s soul into the modern age and staring straight into its digital abyss. Having already followed up with singles two and three, we can’t wait to see what this thrilling new artist on the rise has in store next on what’s sure to be a gripping musical adventure.

Listen to Social Life (Core) below

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By Plastic Magazine
Posted On November 16, 2025
Written by TJ Connelly

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