Founded in 2017, Bad Phantom features four Las Vegas musicians in a collaborative effort to make original and modernized rock music. All four members of the group had previously played and toured together in the Las Vegas group Shayna Rain, but decided to take the Shayna Rain sound in a totally new direction. With a luscious layer of vocal reverberation and harmony, Shayna Rain Mercer is still the bands sole vocalist, but has beautifully integrated a dynamic range of vocal effects and harmony reminiscent of Bon Iver or Imogen Heap, but has not lost her penchant for writing soulful and catchy melodies. Every song sounds a bit different from the last but you don't get a feeling of incoherence, instead you get an entire musical palette that works like a finely constructed tasting menu. With a unique and elegant guitar styling Richie Dallaire is a jazz guitarist who dabbles in blues and rock. Creating a smooth and fluid element to the band, Dallaire moves across the fingerboard playing both rhythm and lead. Seamlessly moving between swelling chordal arrangements, terrific lead lines and a host of organic and synthesized tones. The smooth and fluid nature of Mercer and Dallaire is contrasted by the hard hitting and groovy rhythm section of Nick Strader (drums) and Nick Boswell (bass). The four members of the group accumulate into a notable sound that travels between indie, jazz, experimental, post-rock and pop. It all feels so colorful and unique, while never failing to be catchy. Its experimentation with the perfect amount of restraint.

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