Phantom Punch

AlbumFeb 19 / 200715 songs, 51m 2s
Indie Pop Pop Rock
Popular
6.6 / 10

The Norwegian romantic follows through on his promise/threat to toughen his sound by placing his vibrant melodies behind a veneer of modern indie rock.

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After diving headfirst with The Faces Down Quartet into jazzy pop on last year's Duper Sessions, Sondre Lerche has downsized his backing band on the Tony Hoffer-produced Phantom Punch. The result is a more contemporary-sounding offering that packs a much bigger, um, punch as it moves Lerche's songs out of the hotel…

Sondre Lerche threw his fans for a loop with his last record, the jazzy, low-key Duper Sessions.

6 / 10

An unabashedly dirty electric guitar riff opens

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4.5 / 5

Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch review: Phantom Punch is edgy and aggressive but still refined, cohesive, and catchy.