Pennsylvania-based rock musician and author Jay Luke returns with “Ghosts,” a brooding new single now available across major streaming platforms. Known for pairing raw guitar-driven energy with reflective lyricism, Luke leans into a darker, more cinematic space here, delivering a track that lingers long after it ends.
Written as both a chilling and deeply personal piece, “Ghosts” draws inspiration from the psychological tension of films like The Sixth Sense and from Luke’s own experience watching his mother suffer from dementia-related hallucinations. The song explores the fragile boundary between memory and presence, and what it means to feel someone who is no longer physically there.
“This song was my way of processing the frightening beauty and sadness of seeing things that others can’t, the memories that haunt, the visions that stay, and the thin veil between life and what’s beyond,” Luke shares. The emotion in his delivery carries that weight, grounded in lived experience rather than abstraction.
Active in the music scene since 2003, Luke has shared stages with notable acts and released several acclaimed solo albums. Beyond music, he is also an illustrator and the author of When Coal Was Queen. With its goth-rock atmosphere and vivid storytelling, “Ghosts” adds another striking chapter to a catalog built on honesty and grit.