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Paste Magazine
Phantogram built a reputation on a definitive aesthetic. Voices, though, shows us that Barthel and Carter are capable of embodying and changing what Now means
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Sputnik Music (staff)
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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The Irish Times
Songs such as My Only Friend , Fall in Love and Howling at the Moon are rowdy, confident and compelling, making for an album which is a real treat
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8.0
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Spin
What makes this upstate New York duo’s darkness uniquely compelling is their seamless blending of hip-hop influences with horror-film beats, which insures that their particular brand of brooding is complex and surprising, instead of simply sullen
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
A beautiful disaster of epic proportions
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8.0
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PopMatters
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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7.5
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Pretty Much Amazing
Phantogram makes music for when the disco ball is still hanging, and the speakers are still blaring, but the dance floor has emptied out, and the confetti is swept away
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7.5
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Under The Radar
Phantogram 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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7.5
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A.V. Club
A huge step forward for the band, one that smartly amplifies its atmospheric gifts through the lens of worthy songs
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7.0
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The Music
Voices has enough bite to leave a mark but isn’t as menacing as one might hope
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7.0
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Drowned In Sound
A solid rather than spectacular listen
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All Music
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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6.7
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Consequence Of Sound
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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6.0
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The Observer
Occasionally, mostly when Carter sings, Voices falls flat, but Phantogram's audacity is commendable
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6.0
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Pitchfork
While 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
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6.0
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DIY
After this release, Phantogram should confidently be able to walk across the limp bodies of any doubters
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5.0
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No Ripcord
Some sort of surgical self-reinvention is necessary to sever entrapping hindrances and redouble their ascent
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5.0
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Slant Magazine
Voices rarely has a chance to establish any momentum before getting tripped up by its own inconsistency
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4.0
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The List
More mediocre melodies set to a terribly modish backing flecked with dreamy distorted guitars, tasteful hints of R&B and glitchy inflections
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