The Phantom Band Checkmate Savage 08/24/2018 One moment the group is

One moment the group is immersed in all of the feel-good pop songwriting tropes of the era

This unique full-length LP featuring two of New Orleans' most beloved music acts is a must-have for fans of any genre

Strut present the first ever international reissue of one of the most sought-after albums from the Black Fire catalogue

Housed in a heavy gatefold jacket

which shes excited to at last share with the world

The Phantom Band Checkmate Savage 08/24/2018 One moment the group isThe Phantom Band's glorious, kaleidoscopic debut emerged, fully formed, in January of 2009 and took more or less everyone (apart from us) by surprise at just how epic, timeless and, well, fantastic it sounded. From the opening pulses of 'The Howling' to the fluttering fade out of 'The Whole Is On My Side', 'Checkmate Savage' plots a musical course that manages to be both surprising and strangely familiar all at the same time. A decade on from its