Holy Ghost! offers three tunes for consideration. Opener “Mouthbreather” starts off modestly, just softly strummed guitar while Stevenson asks the eponymous mouthbreather to, uh, “breathe deeper.” It’s all very soft and warm, but the song gradually builds into a big ol’ fireworks display, complete with horns, drums and one heck of a set of lungs from Stevenson. She can belt it out when needed. “Holy Ghost!” is a comedown by comparison, perhaps intentionally.

“Gathering and Leaping,” the lone B-side track, opens with experimental feedback before settling into more country-ish territory, complete with accordion and violin. It’s charming and peppy. The same could be said for the seven-inch overall.

on this recording:
Laura Stevenson
Mike Campbell
Alex Billig
Chris Parker
Wen-Jay Ying
Michelle Young
Jeff Rosenstock