My Favourite Albums of 2018 - Number 4
Ghost - Prequelle
The game is up. The masquerade is over. Whether he dresses up as a pope or a cardinal: we know who is behind the once-mysterious phenomenon of Ghost, that lovable pretend-Satanic retro metal outfit. There's no more pretense that this band is anything but the gimmicky brainchild of one Tobias Foge and a host of replacable - and, indeed, replaced - ghouls. There's also no pretense that Ghost wants to be anything but a slightly louder version of ABBA, which is what I believe all Swedish bands secretly want to be in the first place.