LISTEN: Phantogram Go Big on Comeback Track “Into Happiness”

The pair blast back into orbit with a dark-lit trip-hop orchestra anthem.
LISTEN: Phantogram Go Big on Comeback Track “Into Happiness”

The pair blast back into orbit with a dark-lit trip-hop orchestra anthem.

Words: Scott T. Sterling

photo by Molly Adams 

May 31, 2019

Phantogram / photo by Molly Adams

Phantogram are back, and they definitely mean business. Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter have released “Into Happiness,” their first new song since last year’s dual single, and it’s quite the return to form. Featuring trip-hop aesthetics and the bombastic power of a symphony orchestra at their backs, it’s an electro-goth anthem for a cruel kind of summer.

The track “embodies the personal journey that both of us have taken since we released Three,” Phantogram explained in a letter to fans. “It’s been a long path, coming out of the darkness and into the light.”

The duo are supporting the new single with a slew of tour dates, where fans might just hear more new material as they work toward the follow-up to their 2016 LP. Listen to “Into Happiness” and see the group’s itinerary below.

PHANTOGRAM’S UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

June 2—Camden, NJ @ Radio 104.5 12th Birthday Celebration
July 19—Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
August 3—Los Angeles, CA @ Alt 98.7 Summer Camp
August 16—Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort*
August 17—Ogden, UT @ Twilight Concert Series*
August 18—Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
August 20—Bellvue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre*
August 22—Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove at Harrah’s*
August 23—Kansas City, MO @ KC Live!*
August 25—St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre*
August 27—Madison, WI @ The Sylvee*
August 28—Columbus, OH @ Express Live!*
August 29—Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
August 30—Toronto, ON @ Rebel*
August 31—Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
September 3—Boston, MA @ House of Blues*
September 5—Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
September 6—Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem*
September 7—Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
September 9—Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*
September 10—Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company*
September 12—Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
September 13—Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory*
September 14—Austin, TX @ Stubb’s*
September 16—Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren*
September 18—San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
September 20-22—Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful

* with Bob Moses