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"Phantoms" is the fifth studio album recorded by Canadian rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on 1st March 2019 through 604 Records.
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The easily recognizable sound of the group is part of why fans love them so much and have stuck around all these years since their first album, released in 2006. But since the release of their two platinum-selling records Masterpiece Theatre and Ever After, fans have held their albums to a certain musical standard. Through each album’s theme, the band has created magical harmonies in each song, saving the best surprise for the final track as they find unique ways to blend every other song from the album together. Their albums would not be the same without it. And lucky for fans, Phantoms will not leave them hanging. If the pop-rock radio singles don’t sound like anything new and exciting, the rest of the album has some pleasant surprises.
Though the writing process was similar to past albums, Ayley says what they did with the songs this time around was a little different. Writing the songs in a scattered order, they worked with the haunted house vibe, creating the sound of ghosts from their past by exploring new instruments they had never used before – like Theremins and a harpsichord.
When listening through the album the first time, there are three tracks that stand out the most: opening track “Elenora,” “Echoes of You,” and the closing track “The Killing Kind.” As the songs with major acapella components, Ayley says these are the ones that really shape and define the album. As the three that bring the rest of the album together, they were also the last songs the band wrote.
As the album creates the sound of descending into madness as we get over the ghosts of our past, Ayley hopes fans can get something from it that they haven’t been able to from past albums – whether through the catchy, emotionally-driven dance tunes, the eerie sounds of voices singing perfect harmony, or dramatic ballads like “Glimmer,” which Ayley thinks is the best ballad they’ve ever done.
Reviewed by Laryssa Vachon for vancouverweekly.com.
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