Pale Green Ghosts is the second solo album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released on March 11, 2013, on the Bella Union label.
[13] Recorded in Reykjavík and produced by Icelandic musician Birgir Þórarinsson, the album features a range of local musicians alongside Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor providing backing vocals.
[13] The title refers to the Russian olive trees that stand along the I-25 highway near Grant's childhood home in Parker, Colorado.
[14] The track "Pale Green Ghosts" includes a string arrangement inspired by the second movement of Prelude in C-sharp minor by Rachmaninoff.
[15] Pale Green Ghosts was chosen as Album of the Year 2013 by Rough Trade.