Phantom Radio
Image of album front cover showing stylized La Calavera Catrina caricature.
Studio album by
Mark Lanegan Band
ReleasedOctober 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Genre
Length38:03
LabelVagrant
ProducerAlain Johannes
Mark Lanegan Band chronology
Imitations
(2013)		 Phantom Radio
(2014)		 Houston Publishing Demos 2002
(2015)

Phantom Radio is the ninth studio album by alternative rock artist Mark Lanegan, performing as the "Mark Lanegan Band". It was released on October 21, 2014, on Vagrant Records.[2] In an interview with The Quietus, Lanegan stated that he used a phone app called FunkBox to write the drum parts on some of the songs.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(78/100)[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork(6.7/10)[7]
Consequence of Sound(C+)[2]
Uncut(C+)[1]

Track listing

Disc 1

All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan

No.TitleLength
1."Harvest Home"3:16
2."Judgment Time"2:29
3."Floor of the Ocean"4:52
4."The Killing Season"3:46
5."Seventh Day"4:51
6."I Am the Wolf"3:42
7."Torn Red Heart"4:01
8."Waltzing in Blue"3:14
9."The Wild People"3:06
10."Death Trip to Tulsa"4:46

Disc 2 – No Bells on Sunday EP

No.TitleLength
1."Dry Iced"6:22
2."No Bells on Sunday"5:51
3."Sad Lover"3:40
4."Jonas Pap"2:34
5."Smokestack Magic"8:18

Personnel

  • Mark Lanegan – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (9)
  • Alain Johannes – guitar (1, 10), bass (1, 10), Prophet 5 (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10), percussion (1, 4, 5, 8, 10), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7), harmonium (2), acoustic guitar (2, 6), verb guitar (3), electric guitar (4, 7, 8), pocket piano (4), Moog bass (5), wah guitar (5), Wurlitzer (5), saxophones (5), flutes (5), filter Moog (5), Brushverb guitar (6), E-bow guitar (6), kick drum (7), tambourine (7), Mellotron (8), electronic drums (8), Rhodes (10)
  • Martyn LeNoble – bass (3, 8), fretless bass (7), upright bass (9)
  • Jack Irons – drums (1)
  • Aldo Struyf – synthesizer (3, 5, 8, 10), ARP synthesizer (3, 7), electric guitar (3, 5, 7), percussion (3), synthetic horns (7), sampled horns (10)
  • Sietse van Gorkom – synthesizer (4), bass (4), saloon piano (4), acoustic guitar (4), strings (4, 9), clarinet (4), electronic drums (4)
  • Shelley Brien – backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
  • Jean-Philippe de Gheest – drums (9, 10)
  • Jeff Fielder – acoustic guitar (9), Leslie guitar (9)
  • Brett Nelson – end solo guitar (7)

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio". Uncut. November 25, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Melis, Matt (October 2014). "Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Mark Lanegan".
  4. ↑ "Phantom Radio Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Mark Deming. "Phantom Radio - Mark Lanegan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Simpson, Dave (October 9, 2014). "Album Review - Mark Lanegan Phantom Radio The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Neyland, Nick (October 20, 2014). "Phantom Radio Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  12. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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