The album was supposed to come out shortly after the U.S. presidential election in 2020, a reflection on Donald Trump’s contentious rule. But the pandemic-prompted delay makes Impera‘s release seem even more timely in the wake of Prequelle‘s foresight, the Russia-Ukraine crisis and other events of the past two years. It’s somewhat dark at heart, as was its predecessor, but Ghost coat it all in a signature glossy sheen that’s fist-raising and just a little silly in its over-the-top theatrics.
Tracklist:
1. Imperium
2. Kaisarion
3. Spillways
4. Call Me Little Sunshine
5. Hunter’s Moon
6. Watcher in the Sky
7. Dominion
8. Twenties
9. Darkness at the Heart of My Love
10. Griftwood
11. Bite Of Passage
12. Respite On The Spitalfields