Seraphina Lotkhamnga on November 3rd, 2011

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Phantogram first burst on to the scene in 2009 with two EPs that eventually led to their seductive debut album “Eyelid Movies,” and they’re finally back with some new material after two long years of touring. Although the new batch of songs on “Nightlife” (out now via Barsuk Records) don’t stray too far from their hybrid of electronica, rock and R&B, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter (along with drummer Tim Oakley) have refused to allow weariness from the road trickle into their new tunes. Written in clubs and hotel rooms, fresh songs such as their single “Don’t Move” boast pulsating bass lines, crisp beats, falsetto harmonies and silky vocals. It may be an extension of previous tracks such as “As Far As I Can See,” but those mysterious undertones have gotten stronger.

||| Download: “Don’t Move”

||| Live: Phantogram plays Friday at the Music Box. Reptar supports.

Photo by Doron Gild