Andrew Jackson Jihad / Ghost Mice

The Profile

Andrew Jackson Jihad is an American folk-punk band formed in 2004 by Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty; Ghost Mice is an American folk-punk duo. The two acts appear together on the Goblin's Split, released on Plan-It-X Records.

Andrew Jackson Jihad abbreviated its name to AJJ in 2016. The Goblin's Split is a split release associated with the DIY label Plan-It-X Records and is described in reviews as lo-fi and stripped-down for AJJ.

A split release on Plan-It-X that pairs stripped-down, lo-fi Andrew Jackson Jihad songs with contributions from Ghost Mice. The review praises AJJ's songwriting and raw acoustic delivery while dismissing Ghost Mice as 'cute' and shallow. Themes include death, religion, misanthropy and DIY punk aesthetics.