Featuring vocals originating somewhere in or near the bowels, trading off stanzas in bursts with precise — and loud — Gatling gun guitar, the Boston boys in Great American Ghost adhere to the principles and political outrage of hardcore. The band celebrates the pressure, letting it seethe, steamy-like until the valve bursts. Great American Ghost isn't over the top, but it can see the top from where it stands.
Great American Ghost plays with Limbs on Friday, February 2, at Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Street. 6 p.m. $12-$15. themontagemusichall.com; facebook.com/GreatAmericanGhost.