Ghost Stories, by Phantasia

Ghost Stories

by Phantasia

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Art Fin "baritone Siouxie Sioux" partially hits it on the head but besides the gothic post-punk, a few songs here break that mold with Pylon-esque chiming guitar. Favorite track: Fate of the Martyr.

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Regular edition of the PHANTASIA - GHOST STORIES 12" on black vinyl, limited to 600 copies.

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1.	Hollow Heart 02:52	buy track
2.	All the Flowers 03:21	buy track
3.	Out of Spite 02:36	buy track
4.	Fate of the Martyr 02:04	buy track
5.	Falling Falling 01:55	buy track
6.	Summer 02:43	buy track
7.	Vault 02:01	buy track
8.	Residue 03:07	buy track
9.	Leftover You 04:16	buy track

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Pastels by candlelight, a spilled bottle, cigarettes burnt to the filter, the outline of a face being tanned by a flickering neon light, the vinyl debut from NYC's Phantasia is hard to get out of your head. A polytropos of black lace tinged beachfront kitsch melted together with the clever gloom of prime-era American indie, all topped by the wavering and haunting vocals of what could be likened to a baritone Siouxie Sioux. Elements of death rock, pure pop, punk, and rock and roll are all here fighting for space amongst lilting synths, reverb-soaked guitars, and muscular drumming. Recorded and mixed by Sasha Stroud, this captures both the spirit of their influences — the Feelies, Alaska y Dinarama, Bruce Springsteen, and Pylon — but holds nothing back in terms of what these songs are capable of sounding like in the 21st century. Each record comes in a jacket adorned with art by Phantasia's own Dylan Cameron.

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released July 22, 2022

If you'd like to support the band by downloading their music directly from them, visit their page here: phantasia.bandcamp.com

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Beach Impediment Records Richmond, Virginia

HARDCORE PUNK AND NOT MUCH ELSE SINCE 2011.

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