Voices

Voices
Studio album by Phantogram
Released 18 February 2014
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 43:52
Label Republic
Producer Phantogram, John Hill
Phantogram chronology
Nightlife
(2011)		 Voices
(2014)		 Big Grams
(2015)
Singles from Voices
  1. "Fall in Love"
    Released: December 10, 2013
  2. "Nothing But Trouble"
    Released: January 14, 2014
  3. "Black Out Days"
    Released: June 3, 2014

Voices is the second album by American electronic rock duo Phantogram. The album was released through Republic Records on February 18, 2014.[1] Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips contributed to the song "Never Going Home".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Alternative Press[2]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Pitchfork Media6.0/10 [6]
Slant Magazine [7]

At Alternative Press, Reed Fischer rated the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, saying that Phantogram "pull away from the pack" on their latest album, and that their "electronic and electric guitar alchemy has simultaneously become more infectious and complex than ever before.

In media

"Black Out Days" is played at the end of The Magicians (U.S. TV series) episode "Impractical Applications".

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Nothing But Trouble"   4:06
2. "Black Out Days"   3:47
3. "Fall in Love"   3:44
4. "Never Going Home"   4:36
5. "The Day You Died"   3:51
6. "Howling at the Moon"   3:58
7. "Bad Dreams"   4:20
8. "Bill Murray"   3:36
9. "I Don't Blame You"   3:29
10. "Celebrating Nothing"   3:48
11. "My Only Friend"   4:36
Total length:
 43:52

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Top Rock Albums[11] 68
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] 50

References

  1. ↑ Minsker, Evan (9 December 2013). "Phantogram Announce New Album Voices, Share "Fall in Love"". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Fischer, Reed (2014). "Phantogram – Voices". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.). March 2014 (308): 93. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/voices/phantogram
  4. ↑ Sendra, Tim (18 February 2014). "Voices - Phantogram : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lenz, Kristofer. "Album Review: Phantogram -Voices". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pitchfork review".
  7. ↑ "Slant review".
  8. ↑ "Phantogram – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Phantogram.
  9. ↑ "Phantogram – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Phantogram.
  10. ↑ "Phantogram – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Phantogram.
  11. ↑ "Top Rock Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2015. (subscription required)


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