"I'm not afraid of the scars"
Phantogram is an American alt rock duo from Greenwich, New York who possess such a catchy sound and the thing is, their sound with elements (or illusions to) of electro pop, 80's new wave, 90's post rock, electronica, post punk, hip hop, indie rock and anti-pop tones casts an obvious wide net. I personally don't know anyone who does not like their sound even though they might individually be miles apart in their musical taste. A lot of that has to do with the evocative vocal aesthetic of Sarah Barthel and the rock forward angles of Josh Carter with out sounding to clean, to produced and to pop even though it might feel like their sound is filtered through a pop-esque motif in some way. Their latest, Pedestal, doesn't disappoint either, Sarah's tender and broken vox, industrial dirtied up synths and blown out production, quiet and loud dynamics and slick art pop affectations sound alluring and cool.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Phantogram is an American music duo from Greenwich, New York, formed in 2007 and consisting of multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter.
The band define their music as electronic rock, dream pop, electronica and trip hop,[4] and have described their sound as "street beat, psych pop". According to Carter, their music has "lots of rhythms, swirling guitars, spacey keyboards, echoes, airy vocals". Carter and Barthel were inspired by artists including: the Beatles, David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, J Dilla, the Flaming Lips, John Frusciante, Serge Gainsbourg, Madlib, Sonic Youth, Yes, Kevin Shields and Prince.
They write and record in a remote barn in Upstate New York called Harmonie Lodge. The band has released three studio albums (Eyelid Movies in 2010, Voices in 2014, and Three in 2016), four EPs (Phantogram and Running From the Cops in 2009, Nightlife in 2011, Phantogram in 2013) and 10 singles.
The band define their music as electronic rock, dream pop, electronica and trip hop,[4] and have described their sound as "street beat, psych pop". According to Carter, their music has "lots of rhythms, swirling guitars, spacey keyboards, echoes, airy vocals". Carter and Barthel were inspired by artists including: the Beatles, David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, J Dilla, the Flaming Lips, John Frusciante, Serge Gainsbourg, Madlib, Sonic Youth, Yes, Kevin Shields and Prince.
They write and record in a remote barn in Upstate New York called Harmonie Lodge. The band has released three studio albums (Eyelid Movies in 2010, Voices in 2014, and Three in 2016), four EPs (Phantogram and Running From the Cops in 2009, Nightlife in 2011, Phantogram in 2013) and 10 singles.
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