Big things were expected of Cherry Ghost. Band members were riding the crest of success that had swept them from unknown Lancashire musicians to prime-time radio darlings. Their debut album, Thirst for Romance, entered the charts at No. 7, with a Q Award for Best New Act-following and an Ivor Novello for singer-songwriter Simon Aldred.
But then, everything went quiet. The promised mainstream success never fully kicked in, with the band eventually putting out a follow-up album earlier this year. It charted at No. 40.
