NEW PHANTOGRAM! The duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter will be releasing Nightlife, an upcoming EP to be released next month on Barsuk. Nightlife will contain six melodically rich tracks including “Don’t Move”, the first single to which they released today and “16 years” from their live performance at Moog studios (video after the jump).
Synthesizing big-city beats, psychedelic melodies, electronic loops, soul, pop, and distorted dreaminess, Phantogram’s Eyelid Movies represents a beautiful and seamless blending of genres. The debut full-length from guitarist Joshua Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel channels joy, loneliness, and unpredictability throughout, and has lyrics so addicting you’ll catch yourself singing them aloud in the supermarket. 
Though Barthel’s silver tongue is undoubtedly the record’s driving force, when Carter jumps in for a duet no one’s complaining. “Turn It Off” provides a perfect example, Carter and Barthel’s voices harmonizing like they were modeled for one another. In addition to the dream-pop and vivid groove ballads, there’s a genuinely weird side to Eyelid Movies. “Running from the Cops” displays vocals that are seemingly tied to a spring, dunked underwater, and spit through a vocoder. Read full review at inyourspeakers.com
Phantogram – As Far As I Can See
If you haven’t yet heard “Eyelid Moves”, the recently released debut album from Phantogram, then you’re missing out on one of my favorite albums so far this year. The album is a mix of so many different styles that all work together to create one cohesive album thats creative and experimental but still completely accessible. But my favorite on the album is probably “As Far As I Can See”, which starts out with a catchy chopped up sample presumably of a Motown hit. But instead of hearing someone rap over the sample, we get the exact opposite, the soft and enchanting vocals of Sarah Barthel. Though her voice is in stark contrast to the phrenetic sample, the two compliment each other perfectly, just as all of the different songs on the album compliment each other. The band has a few tour dates out west and for SXSW and will be embarking on tour with The Antlers in April. Catch them if you can.
Phantogram – As Far As I Can See
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