Welcome to the Offical Phantogram Fanpage! Phantogram (formerly Charlie Everywhere) is an American electronic rock duo from Greenwich, New York, formed in 2007 and consisting of Josh Carter (vocals, guitars) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards). The band name was inspired by an optical illusion called a phantogram, in which two-dimensional images appear to be three-dimensional.They described their sound as "street beat, psych pop". According to Josh Carter, their music has "lots of rhythms, swirling guitars, spacey keyboards, echoes, airy vocals". Carter and Barthel were inspired by artists including: The Beatles, David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, J Dilla, The Flaming Lips, John Frusciante, Serge Gainsbourg, Madlib, Sonic Youth, Yes, Kevin Shields and Prince. They write and record in a remote barn in upstate New York called Harmony Lodge. The band has released two studio albums (Eyelid Movies in 2009, Voices in 2014), four EPs (Phantogram and Running From the Cops in 2009, Nightlife in 2011, Phantogram in 2013) and eight singles. History Carter and Barthel have been friends since junior high school. In the summer of 2007, Barthel returned home dissatisfied with pursuing a visual arts degree and Carter returned home after a brief stint in New York City with Grand Habit, an experimental band formed with his older brother, John. The two friends reunited and worked on finishing some songwriting ideas Carter made earlier and then finally formed the band.The duo was originally called Charlie Everywhere when performing around the Saratoga Springs area on the local label Sub-Bombin Records. Upon signing with BBE on 26 January 2009, they changed their name to Phantogram. Their self-titled debut EP was released on 12 May 2009,followed in the same year by another EP, Running From the Cops. They signed with Barsuk Records in October 2009. Phantogram released their debut album Eyelid Movies in September 2009 on BBE (Europe) and February 2010 on Barsuk Records (USA). The album received generally favorable reviews From this album, they issued the singles "Mouthful of Diamonds", "When I'm Small" and "As Far As I Can See". "When I'm Small" was featured in the opening episode of MTV's adaption of Skins. It was also used in the trailer of the 2013 film Syrup, Canon's advertisement for the 650D camera, and a Gillette commercial for the Fusion ProGlide razor featuring Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. "Mouthful of Diamonds" also appeared in the same American adaptation of Skins in the episode "Stanley". "Mouthful of Diamonds" was also featured in the films Attack of La Nina, a 2011 ski film by Matchstick Productions, and Breaking the Girls which was released in 2013. The EP Nightlife, was released on 1 November 2011 and included the single "Don't Move". "Don't Move" was featured in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and the CW's adaptation of The Secret Circle. The duo collaborated with Big Boi from OutKast on three songs ("Objectum Sexuality", "CPU" & "Lines") from his second studio album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. Phantogram are also credited as producers for the song "Objectum Sexuality". Phantogram are also featured on the song "You Lust" by the Flaming Lips from their 2013 album The Terror. On 30 September 2013, they released the four songs EP Phantogram. It was followed by their second studio album, Voices, that was released on February 18, 2014. A fifth single "Nothing But Trouble" was released on January 14. Touring Phantogram have played and toured with The Antlers, Beach House, Metric, Minus The Bear, Caribou, Zero 7, The xx, Ra Ra Riot, School of Seven Bells, Yeasayer, Brazilian Girls, Future Islands, and The Glitch Mob. They also opened for M83 at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on September 22, 2013. They have also played several major North American festivals including Osheaga, Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Treasure Island, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, LouFest, Bumbershoot, Summerfest, and Firefly. In 2010, they enlisted drummer Tim Oakley, formerly of The Mathematicians, for their tour. In 2013, the band added guitarist/synth Nicholas Shelestak to the touring crew, while Chris Carhart took over on drums. They appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2011 and 2013, and in February 2014, they performed a song on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Trivia "Turn It Off" was featured in the first episode of MTV's adaptation of Teen Wolf. "Lights" was featured in the Catching Fire soundtrack, which was released on November 19, 2013. "Black Out Days" was featured in the "Strangers on a Train" episode of Showtime's TV series Shameless, 2014. "Black Out Days" was in The CW series The Originals in the episode "Fruit of the Poisoned Tree" on November 6, 2013. "Black Out Days" was featured in the "Gambler's Fallacy " episode of NBC's Law & Order: SVU, March 12, 2014 Discography Studio albums: Eyelid Movies (2009) Voices (2014) EPs: Phantogram (2009) Running From the Cops (2009) Nightlife (2011) Phantogram (2013) Singles "Mouthful of Diamonds" "When I'm Small" "As Far As I Can See" "Don't Move" "Black Out Days" "Nothing But Trouble" "Fall In Love" Source information: Note: Information found here is from Wikipedia.com