PHANTOGRAM - Nightlife

Electronic rock duo Phantogram came out of nowhere in early 2010 with the release of their debut album Eyelid Movies (Barsuk), which was lauded by both underground and mainstream press from Pitchfork to Alternative Press, SPIN to NPR. In the whirlwind year and a half following the album's release, Phantogram have been on the road almost constantly, building a well-deserved reputation as a tremendous live band. They've grown from supporting diverse tours with The xx, The Antlers, and Minus the Bear, to playing nearly every major North American festival (Coachella, Sasquatch, Treasure Island, Lollapallooza, Outside Lands, Bumbershoot, and others), to selling out their entire fall 2011 headlining North American Tour. Along the way, they've stopped for US television appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and drawn mounting praise from audiences, critics, and fellow musicians from ?uestlove to Fitz and the Tantrums, from Kings of Leon to Big Boi. They capped off their tremendous 2011 by playing on New Year's Eve with The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono. Founders Josh Carter (vocals, guitar, samples) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keys, samples) have gone from spending all their free time writing and recording music to finding themselves with much less free time. Having replaced their previous day jobs with new jobs touring the world and living on the road, they've had to find ways to work steadily on new music while constantly in motion. After finally making some time to finish and master a batch of new songs - just in time to go back out on a European headline run (dates below) - the band is supremely excited to release Nightlife, a new mini-LP that will be available soon Record Label: Barsuk Style: Electro-Rock/Pop