Comments on: Album Review: Phantogram http://brasky.org/phantogram/ Florida, Music, Culture, Web Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glitch Mob Headlines Big Lineup « BRASKY http://brasky.org/phantogram/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Glitch Mob Headlines Big Lineup « BRASKY Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:10:39 +0000 http://brasky.org/?p=1182#comment-738 [...] praised this duo so hard they probably have a restraining order on us. Their from-nowhere album, Eyelid Movies, is [...] [...] praised this duo so hard they probably have a restraining order on us. Their from-nowhere album, Eyelid Movies, is [...]

]]> By: Lauren http://brasky.org/phantogram/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Lauren Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:10:11 +0000 http://brasky.org/?p=1182#comment-196 Aaron, this strikingly ADD girl sat still long enough to read your whole review... impressive. :) It's almost as delightful as their music. Thank you for turning me on to them! Aaron, this strikingly ADD girl sat still long enough to read your whole review… impressive. :) It’s almost as delightful as their music. Thank you for turning me on to them!

]]> By: Nikki http://brasky.org/phantogram/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Nikki Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:26:43 +0000 http://brasky.org/?p=1182#comment-97 "For me, the best music evokes not an immediate emotional response or motivation, but rather summons a vaguely interrelated cloud of adjectives." I'm happy you shared insight into how you listen/respond to music. I feel the same way, except that I consider the best music to be a combination of its ability to evoke emotions and that 'vaguely interrelated cloud'. I think 'vaguely' is an important consideration here - you couldn't have said it better. Listening to music tends to be a very emotional experience for me and I often rate some artists as higher than others based on their ability to make me feel (or even intensify my current emotional state) whether that feeling is elation or sorrow, or any number of other sensations. I'm also drawn to some music because of the idea of the artist. A good example of that is Micachu & The Shapes. The fact that they play with toy instruments and sing about calculators intrigued me enough to learn more about them. I feel like I'm more lenient of their quirky music because I "like" the idea of them as people. Anyway, this album by Phantogram will definitely be in my top five of 2010. Somehow it's a subtle exploration of several genres. “For me, the best music evokes not an immediate emotional response or motivation, but rather summons a vaguely interrelated cloud of adjectives.”

I’m happy you shared insight into how you listen/respond to music.

I feel the same way, except that I consider the best music to be a combination of its ability to evoke emotions and that ‘vaguely interrelated cloud’. I think ‘vaguely’ is an important consideration here – you couldn’t have said it better.

Listening to music tends to be a very emotional experience for me and I often rate some artists as higher than others based on their ability to make me feel (or even intensify my current emotional state) whether that feeling is elation or sorrow, or any number of other sensations.

I’m also drawn to some music because of the idea of the artist. A good example of that is Micachu & The Shapes. The fact that they play with toy instruments and sing about calculators intrigued me enough to learn more about them. I feel like I’m more lenient of their quirky music because I “like” the idea of them as people.

Anyway, this album by Phantogram will definitely be in my top five of 2010. Somehow it’s a subtle exploration of several genres.

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