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After an album that dove headfirst into the pop mainstream and came up feeling a little empty, Phantogram return to form on 2020's Ceremony. Fueled by personal tragedy (the suicide of vocalist Sarah Barthel's sister) and a desire to break through the darkness they found themselves buried in, the album has an uplifting, empowering feeling. The songs hit like punches from a heavyweight, with solid rhythms, majestic samples, and fully packed arrangements combining to make swirling backgrounds for Barthel to swoop over like a superhero. Her vocals are somehow more dramatic and powerful than before, and where some of the lyrics on their previous album Three didn't always ring true, here almost everything feels ripped from her soul and splattered across the speakers. Barthel sings like her life depends on it, and the big-sounding, emotionally super-sized songs like "In a Spiral" and "Dear God" work as impressive slabs of modern pop and also as an emotional release. The verses pummel and the choruses soar; by the end it's easy to feel a little wrung out in a satisfying way. Paired with these stadium-ready songs are a handful that trade swagger for slink -- "Mister Impossible" rides a booming trip-hop beat and adds nice vocal effects, "Let Me Down" melds dream and synth pop with a side of belted-out soul -- and heartfelt ballads like the title track that pare back the wall of sound in favor of a more considered, less bombastic approach that suits them well. No matter the mood and variation on their sound, Phantogram prove to be strong at crafting memorable modern pop with some weirdness around the edges, this time with some real emotion behind the glittering facade. It's definitely a step back in the right direction after the last album's stumble and stacks up to be their most consistent and enjoyable record to date.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Boots, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Rosen, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin - Dana Travis Middleton, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey V. Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Wade Keusch, ComposerLyricist - Ennio Morricone, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Dunivan, Producer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phantogram, MainArtist - Asa Taccone, ComposerLyricist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amanda Lucille Warner, ComposerLyricist - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Robert Janiak, ComposerLyricist - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boots, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - William Corgan, ComposerLyricist - Josh Carter, Producer, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Barthel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Carter, ComposerLyricist - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Boots, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amanda Lucille Warner, ComposerLyricist - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Corgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Wilson, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, ComposerLyricist - William Patrick Corgan, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - WILLIAM HART, ComposerLyricist - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stella Mozgawa, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Brill, ComposerLyricist - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Vanda, ComposerLyricist - George Young, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Producer, Engineer, Additional Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - Adrian Younge, ComposerLyricist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Loren Oden, ComposerLyricist - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin - Karolina Acratz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Scott, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin - Terrance Cole, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dan Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Rosen, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ólafur Arnalds, ComposerLyricist - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terius Youngdell Nash, ComposerLyricist - Dan Wilson, Piano, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Boots, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Ledrac, ComposerLyricist - Ilan Rubin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Boots, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Stevenson, A&R - Andrew Dawson, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel - Morgan Kibby, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Rosen, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phantogram, MainArtist - Josh Carter, Producer, Music Production, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sarah Barthel, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Santiago Salazar, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kristina Grossmann, A&R - Matt Jacobson, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Vago, A&R Admin
℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
After an album that dove headfirst into the pop mainstream and came up feeling a little empty, Phantogram return to form on 2020's Ceremony. Fueled by personal tragedy (the suicide of vocalist Sarah Barthel's sister) and a desire to break through the darkness they found themselves buried in, the album has an uplifting, empowering feeling. The songs hit like punches from a heavyweight, with solid rhythms, majestic samples, and fully packed arrangements combining to make swirling backgrounds for Barthel to swoop over like a superhero. Her vocals are somehow more dramatic and powerful than before, and where some of the lyrics on their previous album Three didn't always ring true, here almost everything feels ripped from her soul and splattered across the speakers. Barthel sings like her life depends on it, and the big-sounding, emotionally super-sized songs like "In a Spiral" and "Dear God" work as impressive slabs of modern pop and also as an emotional release. The verses pummel and the choruses soar; by the end it's easy to feel a little wrung out in a satisfying way. Paired with these stadium-ready songs are a handful that trade swagger for slink -- "Mister Impossible" rides a booming trip-hop beat and adds nice vocal effects, "Let Me Down" melds dream and synth pop with a side of belted-out soul -- and heartfelt ballads like the title track that pare back the wall of sound in favor of a more considered, less bombastic approach that suits them well. No matter the mood and variation on their sound, Phantogram prove to be strong at crafting memorable modern pop with some weirdness around the edges, this time with some real emotion behind the glittering facade. It's definitely a step back in the right direction after the last album's stumble and stacks up to be their most consistent and enjoyable record to date.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:24
- Main artists: Phantogram
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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