We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: All Phantogram do is write Phanto-jams.
The New York State alt duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter returned last week (May 31) with a hazy new synth swirler called “All A Mystery,” and it feels like the start of a special new era. The atmospheric and hypnotic single also marks a new partnership with always on-point Neon Gold Records (Charli XCX, Tove Lo, MARINA), and that seems like an inspired pairing.
“All A Mystery” should sound expansive under the bright lights of the stage, and following the track’s release comes a wave of North American tour dates, both as support for Kings of Leon and the headlining variety. Boston gets two dances with Phantogram in the former category, September 16 and October 7 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
“’All A Mystery’ was a line that we used to sing when we first started writing songs for Phantogram,” the duo reveals. “We would sing it and harmonize it together while working in the barn turned recording studio. Back then, it was ‘all a mystery’ to us how we came together to become a band, and 14 years later, we are bewildered that we have been doing this for so long. This song touches on love, life, death and loss. It digs into memories, and the wonder of existence. And it examines the push and pull of time on this planet, and being able to share the experience of everything all at once as a mere grain of sand on an endless beach.”
Dive in to the vast psychedelic sound of “All A Mystery” below, and scan through all the ‘Gram tour dates after the sonic jump.
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Phantogram 2024 Live Dates:
# with Kings of Leon
* headline
August 14 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
August 16 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center #
August 17 – Forth Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena #
August 19 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace *
August 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre #
August 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The KIA Forum #
August 23 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena #
August 25 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre #
August 26 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl #
August 28 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center #
August 31 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #
September 2 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place #
September 3 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome #
September 5 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre #
September 6 – Fargo, ND @ Up District Festival Field (with Spoon)*
September 8 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The District *
September 10 – West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom *
September 11 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
September 13 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater #
September 14 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center #
September 16 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway #
September 18 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium #
September 20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
September 22 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
September 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center For the Performing Arts #
September 25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena #
September 26 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
September 28 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island #
September 30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
October 1 – Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage #
October 2 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell #
October 4 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground – The Ballroom *
October 5 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater #
October 7 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway #