Artist:
PHANTOMS
Label:
FAMILY ARTISTS
Video:
“VOYEUR”
Director:
Ace Norton
Add Date:
May 15, 2015

Last year, Phantoms delivered one of the most provocative and wild videos of 2014 with “Broken Halo,” the ultimate runaway bride clip. The song was a brilliant collaboration between Phantoms, Nicholas Braun, and director Ace Norton and grabbed eyeballs left and right. With such a successful run it’s only right that Phantoms would return to the same well, this time with the equally impassioned single and video for “Voyeur.” 
     
Since we last heard from Phantoms they’ve been busy racking up praise from fans and critics alike with the unique style of dark, rhythm-heavy, grooving dance tracks filled with avant pop and neo-soul vocals. Much buzzed-about performances at this year’s SXW along with a tour alongside Viceroy have only served to elevate their stature. As they prepare for the release of their full-length debut, they’ve kept the music coming, premiering the new track for “Voyeur,” which premiered to much excitement on Stereogum. The song found Phantoms collaborating once again with Nicholas Braun to create a tune that  Less Than 3 referred to as a “smooth and funky jam.” Braun’s vocals lend the perfect amount of smoothness to the complex rhythms and arrangement that serves as the backbone.
     
The Ace Norton-directed video is a black and white piece of cinema that presents a story of the fiercest elements of competition. It begins with a ballerina audition in an old ballroom, with the members of Phantoms playing the role of judges. Between the judgmental looks for the fellow dancers and the disapproving critique of the judges, this girl has simply had enough. The ensuing rampage is both frightening and satisfying, perhaps because most people have had the desire the same desire to unleash this sort of rage towards authorities. Several attempts to subdue her are made but ultimately she has the last word, pulling the world around her into her own sphere, rather than conform to another. 
     
We’re very excited to once again be working with Phantoms and the entire team over at Family to bring you this exceptional new video! We are here to hook you up with anything you may need to get this video into your programming, so please don’t be shy about reaching out to us! Please contact Andy Gesner and the HIP Video Promo team at (732)-613-1779 or email us at info@HIPVideoPromo.com .

For info about Phantoms’ other video, click HERE