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New Episodes Every Wednesday
Apr 01, 2020
By Laura Studarus
Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week Phantogram lets us in on their magic. More
It’s Been Three Years Since Their Last Album
May 31, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have shared a new song, “Into Happiness.” It’s been three years since their last album, their 2016-released third album, the appropriately titled Three. More
Three Due Out This Friday via Republic
Oct 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) are releasing their third album, the appropriately titled Three, this Friday (October 7) via Republic. Previously the band shared a bunch of tracks from the album: “You Don’t Get High Anymore,” as well as a video for the song, and the songs “Run Run Blood,” “Cruel World,” “Same Old Blues,” and “You’re Mine.” Now, a few days before the album’s release date, the band has shared yet another song from the album, “Calling All.” More
Three Due Out September 16 via Republic
Jul 28, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) are releasing their third album, the appropriately titled Three, on September 16 via Republic. Previously the band shared “You Don’t Get High Anymore,” as well as a video for the song. Now the band has shared another song from the album, “Run Run Blood.” More
Three Due Out September 16 via Republic
Jul 21, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) are releasing their third album, the appropriately titled Three, on September 16 via Republic. Now the band have put out a video for the previously shared single “You Don’t Get High Anymore.” More
Three Due Out September 16 via Republic
Jun 17, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday, Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) announced the full details of their forthcoming third album, Three, and on Wednesday they shared a brand new song, “You Don’t Get High Anymore.” Last night the band stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “You Don’t Get High Anymore.” More
Three Due Out September 16 via Republic
Jun 16, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) shared a brand new song, “You Don’t Get High Anymore,” yesterday and now they have announced the details of their forthcoming third album, the imaginatively titled Three. It’s due out September 16 via Republic. More
Jun 15, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have shared a brand new song, “You Don’t Get High Anymore.” It’s due out tomorrow. More
BIG GRAMS EP Out Now via Epic
Nov 03, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and recently released their debut seven-song EP, BIG GRAMS, via Epic. Yesterday the trio premiered a video for “Fell in the Sun” exclusively via We Transfer, but today it’s been posted on YouTube and is embeddable. More
BIG GRAMS EP Out Now via Epic
Oct 22, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and recently released their debut seven-song EP, BIG GRAMS, via Epic. More
BIG GRAMS Due Out Today via Epic
Sep 25, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and recently announced their debut EP, BIG GRAMS, a seven-song collection that is due out today via Epic. Last night the trio performed “Fell in the Sun” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and you can watch that below. More
BIG GRAMS Due Out This Friday via Epic
Sep 23, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and recently announced their debut EP, BIG GRAMS, a seven-song collection that is due out this Friday via Epic. Previously the trio shared the songs “Fell in the Sun” and “Lights On.” Now they’ve shared another song from the EP, “Goldmine Junkie.” More
BIG GRAMS Due Out September 25 via Epic
Sep 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and recently announced their debut EP, BIG GRAMS, a seven-song collection that is due out on September 25 via Epic. Previously the trio shared their first single, “Fell in the Sun.” Now they’ve shared another song from the EP, “Lights On.” You can stream it below. More
BIG GRAMS Due Out September 25 via Epic
Sep 10, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams and yesterday they announced their debut EP, BIG GRAMS, a seven-song collection that is due out on September 25 via Epic. Now Big Grams’ first single, “Fell in the Sun,” has been shared. More
BIG GRAMS Due Out September 25 via Epic
Sep 09, 2015
By Mark Redfern
OutKast’s Big Boi and Phantogram (the duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter) have teamed up as Big Grams. Their collaboration has been teased for awhile now, but today they have announced their debut EP, BIG GRAMS, a seven song collection that is due out on September 25 via Epic. More
Feb 23, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Saturday was the first day of Air+Style, a festival founded by Shaun White aimed at bringing together the worlds of snowboarding and music. More
Sucker is Out Now on Neon Gold/Atlantic
Feb 05, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Charli XCX’s sophomore album Sucker is a swaggering rock album with a sugary pop center. More
Plus: Until the Ribbon Breaks Remix
Apr 09, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Phatogram is hitting the road this June for a string of dates in support of recent album, Voices. More
Voices Out Now Via Republic
Feb 19, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Phantogram’s sophomore album Voices is out now via Republic. More
Feb 12, 2014
By Laura Studarus
On Feb 18, Phantogram will release their sophomore album Voices. More
New Album Voices Out Feb. 18
Feb 04, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
With their new album Voices slated for release later this month on Feb. 18, New York duo Phantogram have premiered another piece of the record with “Bill Murray,” a track that makes deliberate reference to the famed actor and comedian. More
New Album Voices Out Feb. 18
Jan 14, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
On Feb. 18 Phantogram return with their sophomore album Voices. More
Voices Is Due Out Feb. 18 Via Republic
Dec 19, 2013
By Laura Studarus
We’ve still got until FEb. 18 until Phantogram release their major label debut, Voices. More
Featuring The National, Of Monsters and Men, Patti Smith and More
Sep 26, 2013
By Laura Studarus
We already knew that Coldplay and The National were slated to appear on Catching Fire, the next installment of The Hunger Games film series. Now we can add a few other additional Under the Radar friendly artists to the list, including Anthony and the Johnsons, Phantogram, The Weeknd, and more. More
Sep 23, 2013
By Julia Underwood
Last night M83 headlined at the Hollywood Bowl. Phantogram opened. We have photos from the event. More
Cloaks, Cubes, And Hair Tossing
Nov 08, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Phantogram get mysterious in new video for “Don’t Move” a cut from 2011’s mini-album Nightlife. More
A New Song on during the 24-Hour Concert Series
Jun 29, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Yesterday, Flaming Lips became the proud owner of a shiny new Guinness World Record when they performed eight concerts in 24 hours. More
Best Coast, Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, Flaming Lips, And More
Jun 13, 2012
By Marie Noble
On June 2 and 3, Houston, TX hosted the Free Press Summer Fest. We sent photographer Iman Mannie Saqr down to cover the action. More
Apr 12, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
After following up their 2010 debut Eyelid Movies with a mini-LP entitled Nightlife last November, electro duo Phantogram have announced that they will be returning to the road starting at the end of April. More
Nov 04, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Today, super slick electro duo Phantogram offered up “Don’t Move” a track from their recently released mini-LP Nightlife More
NightlifeOut November 1 Via Barsuk
Oct 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Phantogram’s new EP (or mini LP if you prefer), Nightlife doesn’t street until November 1, but the band has made it available starting today via Facebook. More
Sep 07, 2011
By Natasha Moningka
Saratoga Springs-based duo Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, or better known as Phantogram, have released the official music video for “As Far As I Can See” a track from their 2010 album, Eyelid Movies. We have the clip. More
Plus Toro Y Moi, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Release the Sunbird, and others
Aug 14, 2011
By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Check out photos from Day One of the Outside Lands Festival, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. The gallery includes photos of The Shins, MGMT, Toro Y Moi, Best Coast,Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Phantogram, and Release the Sunbird. More
Band Hits the Stage at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Feb 03, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Last night, Phantogram made their television debut hitting the stage at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. We have the video. More
Jul 12, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Treasure Island has announced its lineup for the 2010 festival, held October 16th and 17th on Treasure Island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Split evenly between dance music and indie rockers, headliners includeLCD Soundsystem and Deadmau5 (Saturday) and Belle & Sebastian and The National (Sunday). We have the full lineup. More
Will Also Play With Phantogram
Apr 02, 2010
By Mark Redfern
NYC trio The Antlers are still getting a lot of mileage out of last year’s critically-acclaimed album Hospice. The band has two U.S. tours lined up for the spring and summer. First they’ll hit the road with Barsuk Records’ Phantogram later this month and into early May. Then in June they’ll have some dates opening up for The National, who will be releasing High Violet next month. We have the dates and a recent video for “Bear.” More
Interviews
Barthel on 2016's Best Albums, Trump and the Election, First Kisses, Stranger Things, and Scary Movies
Jan 25, 2017
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar‘s 14th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2016. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2016 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Sarah Barthel of Phantogram (the duo also features Josh Carter). More
Reviews
Feb 19, 2014
By Michele Yamamoto
Voices is Phantogram‘s full-length follow up to 2009’s Eyelid Movies (EPs have been released in the interim), and the Saratoga Springs duo stays true to its layered, beat-driven, ambient method. This time around, however, the songs are tighter, and with their signature multi-tracking and moody approach, the album benefits enormously from the added structure. More
Sep 25, 2013
By Laura Studarus
On Sunday night, M83 made their Hollywood Bowl debut to a sold-out house. More
Apr 20, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Day three of Coachella 2011 was already the weakest day in terms of the lineup, so this year’s festival ended with more of a whimper. There were highlights, including some ’80s New Wave legends, and some dancing Danes. And then there was Kanye West. More
May 13, 2010
By Paul Bullock
The Saratoga Springs, New York duo of Josh Carter (guitar) and Sarah Barthel (keys/vocals) delivers an impressive debut full of dark beat-driven electronic rock. Opener and lead single “Mouthful of Diamonds” unfolds like a night blooming flower with some truly excellent layered vocals from Barthel and a smooth, clean, almost country sounding guitar line from Carter. More