Phantom Tollbooth (band)

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Phantom Tollbooth was a post-punk/noise rock band from New York City. [1] They played a style of post punk that included elements from jazz, [2] noise rock, and art rock. [1] [3] This allowed Phantom Tollbooth to make sudden starts, stops, and tempo changes in their music. [4] All of their albums were released in a four-year window between 1984 and 1988 on Homestead Records. In 2003, Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard created new lyrics and melodies for Phantom Tollbooth's 1988 album Power Toy. [3] The resulting work was released as Beard of Lightning. [5]

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In 2025 the band are active again and playing shows including a September 2025 appearance at DromFest in Catskill, NY.

Phantom Tollbooth
OriginNew York City
Label Homestead Records
Years Active1984 - 1988, 2025 - present

Members

Former Members

Records

References

  1. 1 2 True, Chris. "Phantom Tollbooth". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ Kenny, Glenn. "Phantom Tollbooth". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Brigham, Dave. "Phantom Tollbooth + Robert Pollard = Beard of Lightning". Junk Media. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Leland, John (September 1986). "Singles". Spin. 2 (6): 37. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  5. ↑ Horn, Chris. "Phantom Heroics". Dusted. Retrieved December 31, 2011.


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