Formed in Edinburgh in 2012 by four school friends, ThePhantoms released their debut EP This Is How It Should Be in December 2013
and followed this up with a short UK tour.
They are influenced by the likes of Kasabian and Simple Minds and are Colin Simpson on guitar and vocals, Colin Mckillop on lead
guitar, Zach Tarimo Goodhur on bass and Blair Cullen on drums. The Phantoms then
released the single Revolution in March 2014 whose anthemic chorus has become a huge favourite with fans.
The follow up single Wasting Time followed, along with
support slots with Catfish and The Bottlemen, Amber Run and Vant. The band started 2016 with a sold out headline show at King
Tuts Wah Wah Hut and now release the new single Lost on 4th April
2016. It's available to pre-order now on this link: The Phantoms - Lost on i-tunes They've filmed a video out in the wilds of Scotland to match the anthemic, atmospheric nature of the track. The Phantoms trademark driving guitar riffs are now finely honed and come to the fore in this latest offering. They've come a long way in the last three years since they played the Ralph's Life CD gig in Edinburgh's Electric Circus and 2016 is looking to be the start of something big for this ambitious young band.
The Phantoms, who played a storming set at the Ralph's Life CD launch party in Edinburgh on April 30th have been on the kennel's radar since late last year and have impressed ever since. The Phantoms are Colin Simpson on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Colin McKillop on Lead Guitar, Peter Stewart on Bass and Backing Vocals with Brad Young on Drums. They began with local gigs in their home town of Broxburn, and have since branched out into Edinburgh and Glasgow. RevolutionbyThe Phantoms
The Phantoms recently released their new single 'Revolution' to no small amount of critical acclaim at a launch night in Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh and it's the perfect example of how they've built up a stronger, fuller sound. With that in mind Ralph posed them some of his usual incisive questions prior to their upcoming gig in King Tut's on the 9th of August...
Ralph: Obvious question first, where do your influences lie?
The Phantoms: Met through school, the band got together through the breaking up of a previous band, but we all met through school.
Ralph: Over the last year the tracks you've released have developed a bigger more 'grown up' sound...where does the inspiration/development come from?
The Phantoms: Not really sure, every time we release something we think it has to be better than the last, sound, bigger. A lot of our inspiration comes from listening to our own stuff. With everything we release we have to be convinced its better than the last thing we did.
Ralph: Given you've been noticed and plugged by Jim Gellatly any approaches/plans for playing some of the festivals this year?
The Phantoms: Not as of yet, maybe next year, maybe a bit early for us.
The Phantoms: Couldn't possibly choose. Studio is great because it means we get to release something new, but playing live is great, we love the energy.
Ralph: The new single 'Revolution' has been picking up airplay, any hints as to what's next?
The Phantoms: 'Revolution' was a massive success for us, radio play from everywhere like Forth One, Amazing Radio etc, we made The Scottish Sun to promote it as well. We've got a couple of gigs lined up at the end of the month, but we'll probably start working our next release after that.
Ralph: Bacon Roll or Gregg's Steak Bake (you can't have both)?
The follow up single Wasting Time followed, along with
support slots with Catfish and The Bottlemen, Amber Run and Vant. The band started 2016 with a sold out headline show at King
Tuts Wah Wah Hut and now release the new single Lost on 4th April
2016. It's available to pre-order now on this link: The Phantoms - Lost on i-tunes 
