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Entertainment WeeklyFeb 20, 2014[Songs like} "Fall in Love" and "Howling at the Moon" sound downright ferocious without sacrificing the gauzy, lovely ache at Voices' center. [21 Feb 2014, p.64]
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Alternative PressFeb 20, 2014Phantogram's electronics and electric guitar alchemy has simultaneously become more infectious and complex than ever before. [Mar 2014, p.93]
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Feb 18, 2014Voices is one of the most exciting sad albums I’ve encountered in a while. And it triumphs in that space in between.
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Feb 20, 2014Sarah and Josh have created a very well-written balance between depth and melody that sets them apart from many pop acts that are around today.
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Feb 18, 2014With their newest album the New York based duo have turned from a promising indie-rock group into a full-fledged, ass kicking, genre-mashing superhero team.
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Feb 18, 2014Voices flaunts the duo's expanded range.
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Feb 19, 2014Phantogram shows a marked improvement in song conceptualization with Voices. Less fat goes a long way for the kind of weight this duo brings to each track.
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Feb 18, 2014Voices is a huge step forward for the band, one that smartly amplifies its atmospheric gifts through the lens of worthy songs.
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Feb 18, 2014Voices marks a more complete work from a duo fully in sync; in their element.
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Jun 25, 2014It’s definitely an accomplished one with plenty to recommend in its sonic traits.
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Feb 20, 2014For a band as talked about as they are, Voices needed to be a lot better. For now, it’s just okay.
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Feb 18, 2014Their latest album, Voices, showcases more maturity and focus than their previous work.
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Feb 18, 2014There’s nothing as immediately grabbing here as the irresistible “When I’m Small” from “Eyelid,” and dancefloor imperatives are in lesser supply, but it’s a deficit made up for by deceptively sanguine, slowly evolving tracks like “Bill Murray,” which borrows some of the actor’s sage knowingness for its tenor.
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Feb 18, 2014Voices is filled with catchy, emotion-packed songs that will sound great booming out of radio speakers, soundtracking late nights spent alone and wondering, and anytime some really powerful modern pop is needed.
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Mar 12, 2014"Bill Murray" and "Never Going Home" truly drop the screen for the vocalists, both as sparse as Phantogram will venture, and still entrancing.
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Feb 20, 2014Slighting a group for sounding “too much like themselves” is a difficult proposition, but the moments where the songwriting or musical performances defy and exceed expectations demonstrate that the true talent of the group may lay somewhere beyond their comfort zone.
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Q MagazineJul 11, 2014When the formula gels, it can make for a potent cocktail, even if the arrestingly noirish production and twisted production often turn out to be more striking than the songs. [Aug 2014, p.112]
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Jun 30, 2014Occasionally, mostly when Carter sings, Voices falls flat, but Phantogram's audacity is commendable.
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Jun 24, 2014Voices is more than an uppercut of an album, it’s a finishing move.
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Feb 18, 2014The band fails to keep up that feverish tempo, and the album’s bewitching beginning quickly gives way to less inspired, repetitive numbers that plague a majority of the record, especially its weak second half.
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Feb 18, 2014While its standout tracks are strong enough to ensure Phantogram maintains its current altitude, there are a lot of places to turn to for this sort of thing these days, and this album ultimately underwhelms next to the pure-pop punch of Haim, the cutting lyricism of Lorde, or the radiant grandeur of Chvrches.
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Feb 20, 2014The good news, at least, is that Phantogram have made a solid album. The bad news is that it spans across their two LPs with plenty of forgettable filler in between.
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Feb 18, 2014Unfortunately, Carter enjoys a much larger presence this time around, and as the two largely split vocal duties, Voices rarely has a chance to establish any momentum before getting tripped up by its own inconsistency.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 44 out of 49
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Mixed: 5 out of 49
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Negative: 0 out of 49
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