Strange Friend
Cosmic-rock from the Highlands which brilliantly spills its multicoloured brains onto the canvas without caring how much of a mess it makes. But what a mess!
Cosmic-rock from the Highlands which brilliantly spills its multicoloured brains onto the canvas without caring how much of a mess it makes. But what a mess!
Three and a half years is a long time to wait for a Phantom Band record. The Wants, a dark, brooding beast, was unleashed on listeners still punch-drunk from the sextet’s barnstorming debut Checkmate Savage just a year earlier.
Three and a half years is a long time to wait for a Phantom Band record. The Wants, a dark, brooding beast, was unleashed on listeners still punch-drunk from the sextet’s barnstorming debut Checkmate Savage just a year earlier.
The first 10 seconds of Strange Friend is all you need to realize that listening through it is going to be-if nothing else-fun.
The first 10 seconds of Strange Friend is all you need to realize that listening through it is going to be-if nothing else-fun.
Album review. The Phantom Band - Strange Friend. A third set that merits a deserved breakthrough...
Album review. The Phantom Band - Strange Friend. A third set that merits a deserved breakthrough...
<p>The Phantom Band's first album since 2010 veers all over the place stylistically, occasionally coming together in truly joyous fashion, writes <strong>Jon Dennis</strong></p>
<p>The Phantom Band's first album since 2010 veers all over the place stylistically, occasionally coming together in truly joyous fashion, writes <strong>Jon Dennis</strong></p>