MakePhantoms

Two Year Anniversary - FREE DOWNLOAD No.2 **(Expires 3AM May...

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:42:28 -0400

Two Year Anniversary - FREE DOWNLOAD No.2

**(Expires 3AM May 27th)**

Two Year Anniversary - FREE DOWNLOAD No.1 **(Expires 3AM May...

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:42:01 -0400

Two Year Anniversary - FREE DOWNLOAD No.1

**(Expires 3AM May 27th)**

The two year anniversary of Make Phantoms' debut album

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:39:00 -0400

Hello tumblr readers, fans and anyone who happens to stumble upon this post, I’m writing this...

Another fine review of our Solitary EP

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:25:06 -0500

Another fine review of our Solitary EP: Here’s yet another positive review of our newly...

Once again, the kind folks over at The Midnight Bandwidth really...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:11:20 -0500

Once again, the kind folks over at The Midnight Bandwidth really do seem to love Make Phantoms, or at least they love the music we create. They have done yet another “mini-feature” on us. This one features one of the many fine, stand-out tracks from our self-titled debut album.

Read the feature below and if you want to hear the song in a much higher quality version you can find it here.

midnight-bandwidth:

Who: Make Phantoms

Song: Paper Lanterns

Written By - Marie

Why You’ll Love This: So, a little while ago, a dear friend of mine told me that I just HAD to check out this band, because they were totally gonna blow my mind. Now, generally, I’m more than a little wary when someone says something like that. After hearing praise like that, it’s hard for a band to live up to my expectations. Let me tell you something. Make Phantoms did more than live up to my expectations. They totally blew them out of the water!!!

I’m sure that I’ve mentioned before how much I love a good, solid set of harmonies. I may have also mentioned that I love it when an artist leaves a little room for the listener to play around with. As a singer, this music is something that I could either just listen to, or add my own little harmonic flair. The weaving lyrics and creative placement leaves me in a sort of happy daze for hours after I’ve listened to their music.

Comparing Make Phantoms to another band just doesn’t do them justice. If Deathcab and Aqualung got married and had music babies, it might come close, but these guys have done an amazing job at making a sound all their own.

I’m so excited to see what else Make Phantoms has in store for us! Seriously, I could listen to this all day. Check them out, give them a listen, and give them some love. They deserve every bit of it.

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Make Phantoms - Solitary (EP) Released: December 20, 2011...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:56:52 -0500

Make Phantoms - Solitary (EP)
Released: December 20, 2011
Stranger Than Fiction Records

Find more about Make Phantoms and their music at the following links:

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-Phantoms/170310688216
TUMBLR: http://makephantoms.tumblr.com/
BANDCAMP: makephantoms.bandcamp.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/#!/makephantoms
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/MakePhantoms
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.makephantoms.com

My new sounds: Solitary EP - check it out and share with all...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:28:34 -0500

My new sounds: Solitary EP - check it out and share with all your friends. Thanks - MP

midnight-bandwidth: Who: Make Phantoms Song: Shadowed...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:36:30 -0500

midnight-bandwidth:

Who: Make Phantoms

Song: Shadowed Doorways

Why You’ll Love This: If you love Death Cab For Cutie without all the Twilight hang-ups and long for the days when depth could dance through the luminous mountains of your friend-forgetting mind then you’ve got to make room in your life for Make Phantoms, a truly marvelous indie band on the cusp of greatness. Capturing the soul of indie that’s been lost in the frivolous nature of modern record-selling, Make Phantoms is a band that will transport you far and away to the esoteric valleys of transcendental pulchritude. Like a lighthouse amidst the blustering tempest of modern music-making drek, there’s something hopeful in their music, a distant lament longing for the days when an artist’s heartbeat could be bottled and bartered. Get familiar with their wonderful sounds and begin to decipher their enigmatic wonder.

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A "Shadowed Doorways" mini-feature.

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:29:27 -0500

A "Shadowed Doorways" mini-feature.: The wonderfully kind and supportive folks over at The Midnight...

midnight-bandwidth: Midnight Mp3 - Make Phantoms Song: Solitary...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:54:27 -0500

midnight-bandwidth:

Midnight Mp3 - Make Phantoms

Song: Solitary Sleeps

For Fans Of: Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, Brendan Benson, Phoenix, Coldplay, Ryan Adams, Hurricane Bells

Written By - Randall

Why You’ll Love This: These days anyone can make music. With all the modern technology and the scourge known as autotune, it’s pretty darn easy to take a relatively small amount of talent and parlay that into a hit (see: Mike Posner, Taio Cruz, everyone with the word “Lil” in their name, etc.). But the danger of such musical types is that inevitably after the song fades to black all that’s left is the damaging quiet of emptiness.

Enter Make Phantoms, a passionate yet peaceful band from the heartland of Richmond, Virginia that has found a way to harness the pure emotion of this twisted life we lead. Hear me now and believe me later, this is the next great band in indie music.

Take the most haunting aspects of Death Cab For Cutie and fuse them with the most tempered grandiose elements of your favorite Coldplay song and what you’ll be left with is the paradoxical wonder of Make Phantoms’ sound. Comprised of 3 multi-faceted musicians, Barth T. Wooster, Mortimer Skarsgaard, and Alisander Borealis make up the simple-yet-outrageously-complicated sound that their prose excavates from the depths of the human soul. While there are certainly some sounds taken from other acts their entire feel is the unforeseen triumph of independent music making.

Completely working from a perspective of DIY technical developing, this is a band that defines the term “indie.” Their beats, every gorgeous vocal, and all the wonderful keyboarding is created solely by Make Phantoms. In an age where bands are so quick to lease out their precious artistic endeavors to whatever person will let them use their studio, this is far more than unique, that’s freaking badass. It is this individualistic dedication to standing alone that gives then so much of their distinguished creativity.

Their serene soul-chasing can be exceptionally heard in the resplendent, “Solitary Never Sleeps,” one of the most exquisite tunes you will hear anywhere. With such intricacy and a marvelous display of sublime, tempered rhythmic intonation; this is the type of music to listen to when the troubles of life are too much to handle as you fall asleep in bed each night. Yet, despite the calming vocals and angelic melodies there’s a dazzling amount of depth that this band produces, both lyrically and emotionally.

Here we’re hand in hand
Just tracing ‘round the ghosts to see them off
Wave goodbye, then laugh
Our newly scared selves to sleep alone
Together
Yes
Alone!

Pair lyrics that have this much wonder with the harmonizing waves of a smoky, enchanted rhythm and often times it feels like the soundtrack to the Aurora Borealis itself.

I know that up until now you’ve probably never heard of Make Phantoms. Unless you’re a dedicated music connoisseur from south of the Mason-Dixon line it’s unlikely you’ve been exposed to one of the best kept secrets in modern indie. But aren’t you tired of the music that does nothing but leave you empty inside? Do not be betrayed by the siren’s song of the sounds that pander to the lowest denominator; take some time to appreciate that which is worth appreciating. Music like the majesty of Make Phantoms is more than simple notation, it is the foundation of that which is life changing. They may be under the radar now but if they continue to push boundaries and challenge the perception of beautiful music I assure you that it won’t be that way for long.

Click here for a free official download of ‘Solitary Never Sleeps”
Get their EP “Solitary” exclusively on itunes.

Coming Tomorrow! - Another review of our "Solitary" EP

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:31:00 -0500

Coming Tomorrow! - Another review of our "Solitary" EP: More Make Phantoms reviews coming in. The...

Solitary EP Reviewed by cardinalplaylists.com

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:28:00 -0500

Solitary EP Reviewed by cardinalplaylists.com: The fine folks over at CardinalPlaylist.com liked...

Solitary EP

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:58:09 -0500

Solitary EP: We just released the 5-song EP, Solitary. It’s a collection of songs inspired...

Solitary Never Sleeps (single)

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:42:00 -0500

Solitary Never Sleeps (single): Released in November 2011, this single features 2 songs. The a-side...

Make Phantoms - Jolly Old St. Nicholas (single) (by...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:11:53 -0500

Make Phantoms - Jolly Old St. Nicholas (single) (by MakePhantoms)