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{{Infobox album
| Namename = Voices
| Typetype = studio
| Artistartist = [[Phantogram (band)|Phantogram]]
| Covercover = Voices album cover.jpg
| Altalt =
| Releasedreleased = {{startdate|2014|2|18|mf=yes}}
| Recordedrecorded = 2013
| Genrevenue = {{flatlist| =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Electronica]]
*[[trip hop]]
*[[indie pop]]
}}
| Lengthlength = {{duration|m=43|s=52}}
| Labellabel = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| Producerproducer = {{hlist|[[Phantogram (band)|Phantogram]], |[[John Hill (producer)|John Hill]]}}
| Lastprev_title album = ''[[Nightlife (Phantogram EP)|Nightlife]]''<br />(2011)
| prev_year = 2011
| This album = ''''' Voices '''''<br />(2014)
| next_title = [[Three (Phantogram album)|Three]]
| Next album = ''[[Big Grams]]''<br />(2015)
| Misc next_year = {{Singles2016
| Name misc = Voices{{Singles
| Type name = studioVoices
| type | Single 1 = Fall in Lovestudio
| single1 | Single 1 date = DecemberFall 10,in 2013Love
| single1date = December 10, 2013
| Single 2 = Nothing But Trouble
| single2 | Single 2 date = JanuaryNothing 14,But 2014Trouble
| single2date = January 14, 2014
| Single 3 = Black Out Days
| single3 | Single 3 date = JuneBlack 3,Out 2014Days
| single3date = June 3, 2014
}}
}}
 
'''''Voices''''' is the second studio album by American [[electronic rock]] duo [[Phantogram (band)|Phantogram]]., Thereleased albumFebruary was18, released2014 throughby [[Republic Records]] on February 18, 2014.<ref name="Minsker">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/53283-phantogram-announce-new-album-voices-share-fall-in-love/|title=Phantogram Announce New Album Voices, Share "Fall in Love"|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=9 December 2013|work=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media Inc.|accessdateaccess-date=10 December 2013}}</ref> It was produced by the band and [[John Hill (producer)|John Hill]]. Steven Drozd of [[Thethe Flaming Lips]] contributed to the song "Never Going Home".<ref name=altpress />
 
==Critical receptionReception==
{{Album ratings
| ADM = 6.9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6152/Phantogram-Voices.aspx |title=''Voices'' by Phantogram reviews |website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |access-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/voices/phantogram</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref name=mc>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/voices/phantogram |title=Reviews for ''Voices'' by Phantogram |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[AllmusicAllMusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=AMG>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/voices-mw0002607200 |title=''Voices''&nbsp;– Phantogram : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Sendra |first=Tim |publisherwebsite=[[AllmusicAllMusic]] | access-date=18 February 2014| accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=altpress>{{cite journal |url=http://www.altpress.com/magazine/issue/308_of_mice_and_men |title=Phantogram&nbsp;–: ''Voices'' |last=Fischer |first=Reed |year=2014 |journal=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |volumedate=March 2014 |issue=308 |page=93 |publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. |issn=1065-1667 |accessdate=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev3 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev3score = B−<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|last=Lenz|first=Kristofer|title= Album Review: Phantogram -Voices|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/02/album-review-phantogram-voices/|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=February 20, 2014}}</ref>
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.avclub.com/electropop-duo-phantogram-comes-into-its-own-on-album-n-1798179517 |title=Electropop duo Phantogram comes into its own on album No. 2 |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Pitchfork Media]]▼
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = 6/10 <ref>{{cite web|title=Pitchfork review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19009-phantogram-voices}}</ref>
| rev4Score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/02/14/albums-february-21-2014/ |title=Albums: February 21, 2014 |last1=Anderson |first1=Kyle |last2=Rahman |first2=Ray |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[SlantThe MagazineIrish Times]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|2.5|5}} <ref>{{cite web|title=Slant review|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/phantogram-voices}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/phantogram-voices-1.1732292 |title=Phantogram: ''Voices'' |last=Carroll |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist) |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/29/voices-review-phantogram-electro-voice |title=''Voices'' review – Phantogram's giddy blend of electro and aching vocals |last=Mardles |first=Paul |work=[[The Observer]] |date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
▲| rev4rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork Media(website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = 6.0/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19009-phantogram-voices |title=Phantogram: ''Voices'' |last=Berman |first=Stuart |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev8Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/178975-phantogram-voices-2495688797.html |title=Phantogram: ''Voices'' |last=Stevens |first=Nathan |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=February 17, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Phantogram: ''Voices'' |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=August 2014 |issue=337 |page=112}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/02/phantogram-voices/ |title=Phantogram Conjure Their Own Spell of Warm, Eerie, Nightmarish Melancholia on 'Voices' |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |author-link=Brittany Spanos |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
}}
 
AtThe album received a [[Metacritic]] score of 74 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.<ref name=mc /> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', critic Reed Fischer rated the album four-and-a-half4.5 out of five5 stars, saying that Phantogram "pull away from the pack" on their latest album, and that their "electronic and electric guitar alchemy has simultaneously become more infectious and complex than ever before".
 
The album debuted at No. 11 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-03-08 |title= The Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 8, 2014}}</ref> and No. 3 on Top Rock Albums,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2014-03-08 |title= Top Rock Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=March 8, 2014}}</ref> selling around 20,000 in the first week. The album sold 115,000 copies in the United States as of July 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160702201349/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archive-date= July 2, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}</ref>
 
==In media==
"Black Out Days" iswas playedfeatured atin the end"Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me" (2014) episode of ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'', [[The MagiciansOriginals (U.S. TV series)|''The Magicians''Originals]] (episode six, season one), and the "Impractical Applications" (2016) episode of ''[[The Magicians (U.S. TV series)|The Magicians]]''.
 
==Track listing==
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==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
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!scope="row"|US Top Rock Albums<ref>{{cite webmagazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums |title=Top Rock Albums: Year End 2014 |workmagazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdateaccess-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|68
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!scope="row"| US Alternative Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums|title=Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts|workmagazine=Billboard|accessdateaccess-date=16 January 2015}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|50
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[[Category:Republic Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Hill (record producer)]]
[[Category:English-language albums]]
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