Phantogram Releases “Happy Again” Ahead Of Tour With Kings Of Leon

New York alt duo Phantogram doubled down on their sensational return to form and shared their second song from their new chapter, called “Happy Again”, just before Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter head out on tour. 

They share:

“Happy Again is a song about feeling lost. Walking blindly in the darkness, in search of a guiding light. But home is a feeling that you never forget. And dark is a season that can feel never ending. But eventually the sun will rise , and the ice will thaw, making us realize that through these changes, we can be happy again.”

They also announced the addition of a string of headline shows in El Paso, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Des Moines, St Louis, Cleveland, and South Burlington, adding to an already powerful 27-date North American tour with fellow alternative heavyweights Kings of Leon across August, September and October. The headline shows are on sale here. 

These new singles launch Phantogram’s new partnership with Neon Gold Records, the celebrated indie label known for its long lineage of powerful alt pop artists from Charli XCX and HAIM to Tove Lo, MARINA and Christine and the Queens.

They had already unveiled the first single, “All A Mystery,”  which weaves together a hazy mix of synths, hypnotic guitars and beat-crushing drum machines, with mesmerizing vocals into a psychedelic sea of light. It was co-produced by GRAMMY-award-winning producer John Hill (Portugal. The Man, Bleachers, Cage The Elephant, et al.).

Phantogram adds:

“All A Mystery” was a line that we used to sing when we first started writing songs for Phantogram. We would sing it and harmonize it together while working in the barn turned recording studio. Back then, it was “all a mystery” to us how we came together to become a band, and 14 years later, we are bewildered that we have been doing this for so long. This song touches on love, life, death and loss. It digs into memories, and the wonder of existence. And it examines the push and pull of time on this planet, and being able to share the experience of everything all at once as a mere grain of sand on an endless beach.”

Phantogram live:
# with Kings of Leon
* headline
8.14 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center #
8.16 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center #
8.17 – Forth Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena #
8.19 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace * here
8.20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre #
8.22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The KIA Forum #
8.23 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena #
8.25 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre #
8.26 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl #
8.28 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center #
8.31 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena #
9.2 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place #
9.3 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome #
9.5 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre #
9.6 – Fargo, ND @ Up District Festival Field * (with Spoon) here
9.8 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The District * here
9.10 – West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom * here
9.11 – Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant * here
9.13 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater #
9.14 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center #
9.16 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway #
9.18 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium #
9.20 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
9.22 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem #
9.23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center For the Performing Arts #
9.25 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena #
9.26 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
9.28 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island #
9.30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues * here
10.1 – Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage #
10.2 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell #
10.4 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground – The Ballroom * here
10.5 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater #
10.7 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway #
More dates to be announced