Phantogram

Add Date: October 25 

Artist: Phantogram 

Album: Nightlife (EP) 

Label: Barsuk 

Genre: Electronic rock, pop 

Comments: In an age of instant everything, success almost seems to be happening in slow motion for the New York state duo Phantogram. Though the band's very impressive debut LP, Eyelid Movies, was released in the U.S. in February 2010--and some five months earlier in Europe--it didn't immediately catch on. Months later, though, killer tracks like "When I'm Small" and "Mouthful of Diamonds" started making the rounds, and the record found its way, deservedly, onto numerous year-end best-of lists.

Now, well over 18 months later, Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel have finished the cycle, so to speak, with this 6-song EP. "Nightlife is kind of an extension of the whole process of making and touring behind Eyelid Movies, and it feels in a lot of ways like the completion of what we were doing with the songs on that album," Carter explains. The EP also seems to drop hints as to the direction that Phantogram might take in the future, particularly the excellent "Don't Move", a chill, synth-driven tune that would fit neatly into a playlist with Neon Indian and Washed Out.

"Don't Move" is absolutely brilliant; also try "16 Years" and "Turning Into Stone".