In 2009 they toured with Ben Folds, followed shortly by a tour with Jenny Owen Youngs in the United States. Īfter releasing their debut album, they toured with Say Hi and Nightmare of You, among others. Jukebox the Ghost recorded a cover of Ace of Base's "Beautiful Life" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. In 2008, they released their first album, Let Live & Let Ghosts which was recorded during winter break of their senior year of college. In a 2020 interview, Siegel said that the idea to add the word "ghost" to the band name occurred to Thornewill in particular, as "he really wanted something involving ghosts". The name was a combination of words chosen democratically, with "jukebox" originating from the lyrics of a Captain Beefheart song and "ghost" as a reference to a Nabokov novel. After two years, they decided to change their name.Īfter they thought they had enough new material, they renamed themselves Jukebox the Ghost. In 2003, Thornewill, Siegel, and Kristin met while attending George Washington University, and formed a band called The Sunday Mail. The band consists of Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy Siegel (vocals & guitar) and Jesse Kristin (drums). Jukebox the Ghost is an American three-piece power pop band formed in the Washington, D.C. Power pop, indie pop, piano rock, indie rockĬherrytree Records, Yep Roc, Caroline Records (left to right) Tommy Siegel, Ben Thornewill, and Jesse Kristin of Jukebox The Ghost
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