No Ghostless Place is the second studio album from Canadian indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Raised by Swans

Raised by Swans

Raised by Swans is an indie rock band from London, Ontario, Canada. The band consists of singer-guitarist Eric Howden, guitarist Alex Wright, bassist Andy Magoffin, and drummer Brady Parr....

. It was recorded at Andy Magoffin

Andy Magoffin

Joel Andrew Magoffin, best known as Andy Magoffin, is a Canadian musician and record producer. He is the songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for the indie rock band Two-Minute Miracles and the bass guitarist for Raised by Swans....

's studio, House of Miracles in London, Ontario

London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

, between 2007 and 2009. On January 11, 2010, it was released on their own label, 1101.

In May 2010, Raised by Swans toured across Canada in support of No Ghostless Place, with Canadian indie folk

Indie folk

Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...

 band Pink Moth.

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Eric Howden. Music performed by Eric Howden, Andy Magoffin, Alex Wright and Brady Parr.

1. We Were Never Young - 2:58
2. Hail Of Arrows - 5:04
3. Secret Garden /S.C. - 4:58
4. Easier - 2:50
5. Night Fighter - 2:49
6. By An Ion - 3:21
7. How Do These Hearts Unfold - 4:05
8. The Waiting's Over - 5:01
9. Old Fires - 3:36
10. The Past Is The Prey - 6:04
11. Longer Shadows, Shorter Days - 5:33
12. There's Hope Yet - 3:27
13. North Of Light's End - 3:04

Atom Egoyan's Chloe (2010)

Film director Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan

Atom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian stage director and film director. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica...

 included two songs from No Ghostless Place in his erotic thriller Chloe

Chloe (film)

Chloe is a 2009 erotic thriller directed by Atom Egoyan, a remake of the 2004 French film Nathalie.... This version stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried in the title role...

 (2010). Parts of We Were Never Young and Longer Shadows, Shorter Days were performed live, with an appearance from Raised by Swans in the film. Additionally, the studio version of We Were Never Young was used in several scenes.

In one particular scene, Egoyan overdubbed Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Michelle Seyfried is an American actress, singer-songwriter and former child model. She began her career as a child model when she was 11, and at 15 began her career as an actress, starting off with uncredited roles and moving on to recurring roles on As the World Turns and All My...

singing a fictitious melody at the end of We Were Never Young to represent a haunting effect with respect to the storyline of the film.

With the release of Chloe in March 2010, the band's international audience has grown considerably.