First Listen: The Phantom Sound - Voices

The Phantom Sound is Marisa Schlussel, a Los Angeles native and now London based solo artist whose new song ‘Voices’ has already been championed by the likes of tastemakers 91X FM in San Diego.

The single will appear on Marisa’s upcoming second album which sees her working with her long term collaborator, producer Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, and R.E.M.). The album features Dale Crover of The Melvins and Nirvana (Bleach album), and Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls and Scarlet Sails) and sees The Phantom Sound moving into a harder, edgier territory. ‘Voices’ provides the perfect introduction to what promises to be a heartfelt, personal and sometimes politically charged Punk Rock record.

Marisa is a musician that rises to a challenge. After taking some time out from music, she returned to songwriting and recording in an industry that in some ways had changed beyond recognition, but her accomplished musicianship and songwriting ability led her to her working with artists who have not only influenced her own work but who have also shaped the creative output of many others around the world.

On working as The Phantom Sound Marisa says “My interpretation of it is that it’s a sound that you hear within a mix of other sounds. It may not even actually be there, but your brain just hears it, almost like you are hearing voices… But, in the bigger picture, to me, it personally means a new discovery, something that was lost, and is now found, but in a more beautiful and significant way.”