{"product_id":"mark-lanegan-band-phantom-radio","title":"Mark Lanegan Band - Phantom Radio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Allmusic Guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI\u003cem\u003ef there really is a Mark Lanegan Band, it apparently consists of Lanegan and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/alain-johannes-mn0000520135\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eAlain Johannes\u003c\/a\u003e; despite the collective billing, as on 2012's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/blues-funeral-mw0002280208\" class=\"album-link\"\u003eBlues Funeral\u003c\/a\u003e, the only consistent presence besides Lanegan on 2014's Phantom Radio is producer and multi-instrumentalist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/johannes-mn0000520135\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eJohannes\u003c\/a\u003e, who provides the guitar and keyboards that dominate the set, giving it a clean electronic sheen, even when the album is going for a darker, atmospheric tone on numbers such as \"The Wild People\" and \"Judgement Time.\" Of course, as Lanegan showed on his albums with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-soulsavers-mn0000529029\" class=\"name-link\"\u003ethe Soulsavers\u003c\/a\u003e, his resonant vocals and dour lyrics can put a lot of flesh and blood on an electronic framework, and he performs the same feat on Phantom Radio. While this music is, for the most part, noticeably simpler and more pop-oriented than his \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/soulsavers-mn0000431312\" class=\"name-link\"\u003eSoulsavers\u003c\/a\u003e recordings, songs like \"Waltzing in Blue,\" \"The Killing Season,\" and \"Floor of the Ocean\" manage to sound polished on the surface while Lanegan gives them a rough-hewn gravity, fusing the timeless spirit of classic blues and rural folk songs to music clearly rooted in the 21st century. Lanegan's vocals feel a shade less gritty here than they have on some of his more recent work -- his voice still sounds smoky, but suggests he may have cut down to just one pack of cigarettes a day -- but the slightly smoother textures and better control over his instrument don't make this music sound any less doomstruck, and Lanegan's fascination with the darker side of humanity has yet to fail him creatively. While a few longtime fans might pine for the more organic textures of albums like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/whiskey-for-the-holy-ghost-mw0000279638\" class=\"album-link\"\u003eWhiskey for the Holy Ghost\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-winding-sheet-mw0000309671\" class=\"album-link\"\u003eThe Winding Sheet\u003c\/a\u003e, Phantom Radio shows that a bit more production polish and digital styling hasn't fogged Lanegan's message, and Phantom Radio reveals the singer and his songs are as strong and as eloquent as ever.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Veritas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48845256360171,"sku":"VVA1326","price":31.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/5692\/3115\/files\/4266730-3072842.jpg?v=1781303895","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylveritas.com\/products\/mark-lanegan-band-phantom-radio","provider":"Vinyl Veritas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}