Neon & Ghost Signs

Neon & Ghost Signs
Studio album by
Rialto
Released25 April 2025 (2025-04-25)
Genres
Length36:59
LabelFierce Panda Records
ProducersTam Johnstone, Louis Eliot
Rialto chronology
Night on Earth
(2001)		 Neon & Ghost Signs
(2025)
Singles from Neon & Ghost Signs
  1. "No One Leaves This Discotheque Alive"
    Released: 13 January 2025
  2. "Car That Never Comes"
    Released: 12 February 2025
  3. "Remembering Me Forget"
    Released: 19 March 2025
  4. "Neon & Ghost Signs"
    Released: 14 April 2025

Neon & Ghost Signs is the third studio album by English rock band Rialto. It was released in 2025, their first new album in 24 years, after 2001's Night on Earth. It was announced alongside new tour dates, including an intimate show at Scala in London on 14 May 2025. It peaked at 60 on the UK official album sales charts, and was positively received. The first single "No One Leaves This Discotheque Alive" became a hit in the CIS, peaked #21 in radio charts (as well #14 in Russia and #11 in Kazakhstan).

Background

The album was inspired by a near death experience that lead singer Louis Eliot had several years prior in Spain, when he had been rushed to hospital. It was also preceded by Eliot's long-term relationship coming to an end, leading to him returning to London and it's late-night entertainment.

Reception

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The album received generally positive reviews. Ewan Gleadow of Cult Following described the release as an "unexpected return", calling the lead single, "No One Leaves This Discotheque Alive" a "confident, booming instrumental", comparing it to Leonard Cohen's Death of a Ladies' Man era. Michael Hubbard of MusicOMH suggested that there was "much here to enjoy" in the album; stating it made a "convincing case" of being "by some margin, the best Rialto album yet", and compared the lead single's chorus to Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out Of My Head.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frederick Macpherson, Louis Eliot, Tam Johnstone.

Neon & Ghost Signs track listing
No.TitleLength
1."No One Leaves This Discotheque Alive"3:31
2."I Want You"3:38
3."Neon & Ghost Signs"3:44
4."Taking the Edge Off Me"3:24
5."Remembering To Forget"3:51
6."Car That Never Comes"3:22
7."Sandpaper Kisses"4:02
8."Cherry"3:14
9."Put You on Hold"3:23
10."Gone"4:28
Total length:36:59

References

  1. ↑ Duran, Anagricel (13 January 2025). "Rialto announce first album in 24 years, Neon & Ghost Signs, and intimate London show". NME. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Gotto, Connor (13 January 2025). "Rialto announce first album in 24 years, intimate London show". RETROPOP. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Cummings, Bill (14 January 2025). "NEWS: Rialto Announce Neon & Ghost Signs Their First Album In 25 Years". God Is in The TV. Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "NEON & GHOSTS SIGNS". Official Charts. 8 May 2025. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Neon & Ghost Signs by Rialto". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Global Weekly Chart". Tophit.
  7. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart Apr 17, 2025 | ТопХит - Кратчайший путь в эфир". tophit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart Mar 13, 2025 | ТопХит - Кратчайший путь в эфир". tophit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Jones, Abby (13 January 2025). "Rialto Announce First New Album In 24 Years". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Gleadow, Ewan (13 January 2025). "Rialto announce first new album in 24 years, Neon and Ghost Signs, inspired by frontman's near-death experience". Cult Following. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Hubbard, Michael (4 May 2025). "Rialto's Louis Eliot interviewed: "Suddenly I realised there was still love for the band" | Music Interviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Hubbard, Michael (22 April 2025). "Rialto – Neon & Ghost Signs Album Reviews". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "A suavely stirring reboot, thanks largely to a flair for cinematic style and melody". Record Collector. April 2025. p. 103.
  14. ↑ "Against all odds it works, distilling shots of Bowie, Billy Idol and inevitably, Pulp into a surprisingly potent cocktail of list and regret". Uncut. May 2025. p. 35.
  15. 1 2 Gleadow, Ewan (21 April 2025). "Rialto – Neon and Ghost Signs Review". Cult Following. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.