Phantogram is an American electronic rock duo from Saratoga Springs,New York, consisting of guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. Barthel and Carter were friends since junior high school, but Phantogram did not officially form until 2007. That summer, Barthel returned home dissatisfied with pursuing a visual arts degree and Carter returned home after a brief stint in New York City with Grand Habit, an experimental band formed with his older brother, John. The two friends reunited and then worked on finishing some beat ideas Carter made earlier. They then finally formed the band.
The duo was originally called Charlie Everywhere when performing around the Saratoga Springs area on the local label Sub-Bombin Records. The band was soon dubbed the label's, "first big success" by the Albany Times Union after their energetic live performances and recorded tracks had the band searching for a larger record label to release their first EP.
The band signed with the BBE record label on January 26, 2009. Upon signing with BBE, the band changed their name to Phantogram to avoid any potential trademark issues.Their self-titled debut EP was released on May 12, 2009.
5 comments:
great band, and great for mondays :)
natalie
http://lucyandtherunaways.blogspot.com
I love music a lot! I love bands that re not very known. Thanks for sharing about Phantogram. I'll be listening to them from now on. :-)
Much love Mystic nymph
Thanks for sharing! :)
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i LOVE phantogram! i saw them in concert earlier this year and it was amazing!
brittany
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Great find! Thankyouu :)
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