In Phantogram’s “Mouthful Of Diamonds” video, the (upstate) New York duo hover inside an isolated house, looking out of the windows at darkness too thick to see through. The pair barely make eye contact, except for a moment toward the end when member Josh Carter steps outside to dig a hole in the frozen ground. Such cold ambiguity makes sense for Phantogram; Eyelid Movies, as well as its opening track “Mouthful Of Diamonds,” were made for solitary 3 a.m. listenings. Sarah Barthel’s vocals seem as if they’re being whispered to you, somewhere between the song’s drum machine and guitar. The video was directed by Drew Norton, who’s also done videos for Say Hi and Micachu & The Shapes.
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Eyelid Movies is out now via Barsuk.
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Fantastic song, boring video
Glad to see these guys are finally catching on. Great song.
“…made for solitary 3 a.m. listenings”
I’m sorry, but that’s not a fair assessment . Maybe that case could be made for the most dream pop leaning songs like All Dried Up and 10,000 claps, but if you listen to songs like When I’m Small, Running From The Cops, it’s a very different story.
It’s actually the kind of album to want to have bouncing off your walls any time of the day. It’s a good one!