{"id":35624,"date":"2021-02-17T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35624"},"modified":"2021-02-14T07:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T12:27:15","slug":"phantom-handshakes-share-no-better-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35624","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Handshakes share \u2018No Better Plan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NYC-based dream-pop duo&nbsp;Phantom Handshakes&nbsp;have shared <em>No Better Plan<\/em>, the first single lifted from their new album, \u2018No More Summer Songs,\u2019 coming&nbsp;on April 30th&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wixsite.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=780c326db0c08061d29cdf2db&amp;id=f2547e8381&amp;e=3cf6fe87c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Z Tapes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track premiered on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wixsite.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=780c326db0c08061d29cdf2db&amp;id=18cf82d72b&amp;e=3cf6fe87c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For The Rabbits<\/a>&nbsp;who said, &#8220;<em>while there\u2019s touchstones to the likes of Chorusgirl or Hazel English, ultimately Phantom Handshakes are plotting their own course, and sounding increasingly compelling doing it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band adds that it&#8217;s, &#8220;<em>about the consequences of pleasing someone else\u2019s wishes at the expense of following your own dreams.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>No Better Plan<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZbWuykrLIw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> More about Phantom Handshakes? <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Born out of quarantine,&nbsp;Phantom&nbsp;Handshakes&nbsp;is a collaboration between Matt Sklar (Exiles) and Federica Tassano (Sooner, M\u00f4netre). Their first album,&nbsp;\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/wixsite.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=780c326db0c08061d29cdf2db&amp;id=45702b4717&amp;e=3cf6fe87c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Be<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wixsite.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=780c326db0c08061d29cdf2db&amp;id=45702b4717&amp;e=3cf6fe87c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wixsite.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=780c326db0c08061d29cdf2db&amp;id=45702b4717&amp;e=3cf6fe87c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estranged<\/a>,\u2019 was released last year via Z Tapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018No More Summer Songs\u2019 was written, recorded and mixed entirely by&nbsp;Phantom&nbsp;Handshakes&nbsp;at their respective homes in New York City and mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NYC-based dream-pop duo&nbsp;Phantom Handshakes&nbsp;have shared No Better Plan, the first single lifted from their new album, \u2018No More Summer Songs,\u2019 coming&nbsp;on April 30th&nbsp;via&nbsp;Z Tapes. 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